City government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Saline took in $24.0 million and spent $26.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services35%State tax money13%Fines and other7.5%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
42%$10.0 million
Other taxes
3.6%$865 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$861 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$8.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$8.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.0 million

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

6.9%

of Saline's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$8.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$716 thousand
  • Government buildings$339 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$4.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$573 thousand
  • Fire protection$487 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
  • Parking$307 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$668 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$668 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$498 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$382 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$116 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$70 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Saline. 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 Saline 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.