Village government · Macomb County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Romeo took in $8.3 million and spent $7.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%Village taxes34%State tax money27%Fines and other1.3%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

27%

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

Village taxes34%

Property tax

32%$2.7 million

Other taxes

1.9%$156 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses

Other licenses$91 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services

37%$3.0 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more

Sewer$1.7 million
Water$1.2 million
Road charges$117 thousand
Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government

0.9%$78 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state

27%$2.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.2%$18 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other

1.3%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Sent to other local governments6.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

6.9%

of Romeo's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs

35%$2.6 million

What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more

Other and not broken out$1.7 million
Government buildings$617 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$47 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

27%$2.0 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Sewer systems$1.7 million
Garbage and solid waste$266 thousand
Water supply$61 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

20%$1.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$835 thousand
Fire protection$515 thousand
Inspections and regulation$111 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

8.8%$650 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$650 thousand

Sent to other local governments

6.9%$515 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$515 thousand

Interest on debt

1.4%$103 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt

Interest on water supply debt$99 thousand
Interest on general debt$4 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.0%$72 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$72 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Romeo. 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 Village of Romeo 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.