Village government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Saranac took in $2.2 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, water)43%State tax money17%Village taxes16%Federal tax money10%County and local tax money8.8%Fines and other4.9%

What stands out

10%

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

Village taxes16%

Property tax
15%$331 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$933 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing; water and 2 more
  • Housing$678 thousand
  • Water$123 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$221 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$375 thousand

County and local tax money8.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.8%$191 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Housing and community development30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

30%

of Saranac's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Housing and community development
30%$488 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$337 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$268 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Police$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$123 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$219 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$219 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$19 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$18 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$18 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Saranac. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Saranac 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.