Village government · Isabella County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Shepherd took in $1.6 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%Village taxes26%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other16%Federal tax money7.9%

What stands out

16%

of Shepherd's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes26%

Property tax
26%$414 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$345 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$196 thousand
  • Water$79 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.9%

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

From the federal government
7.9%$125 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$449 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$250 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%

What stands out

41%

of Shepherd's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$628 thousand
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$505 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$94 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$341 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$341 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$257 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$81 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$207 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$201 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Shepherd. 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 Shepherd 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.