City government · Eaton County, MI

Potterville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Potterville took in $3.4 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%City taxes32%State tax money21%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money2.2%

What stands out

32%

of Potterville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
32%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$567 thousand
  • Sewer$547 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.3%$145 thousand

State tax money21%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
21%$725 thousand

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$75 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$155 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Interest on debt19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking6.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

19%

of Potterville's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$897 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$389 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$361 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$147 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$654 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$596 thousand
  • Water supply$58 thousand
Interest on debt
19%$505 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$388 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$117 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$212 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$212 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$177 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$177 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$157 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.6%$125 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Potterville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Potterville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.