Village government · Midland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sanford took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money58%Fines and other16%State tax money16%County and local tax money4.3%Village taxes4.1%Fees for services0.6%

What stands out

58%

of Sanford's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes4.1%

Property tax
3.6%$52 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money58%

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

From the federal government
58%$848 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$237 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$63 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries53%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Sent to other local governments3.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

53%

of Sanford'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
53%$794 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$794 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$350 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$268 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$247 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$247 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$53 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.3%$49 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$49 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sanford. 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 Sanford 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.