Village government · Saginaw County, MI

St. Charles's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), St. Charles took in $2.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money33%Village taxes28%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
27%$682 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$906 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$496 thousand
  • Sewer$211 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Housing$45 thousand
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$835 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$14 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$79 thousand
Fines
0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

21%

of St. Charles' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$953 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$665 thousand
  • Water supply$152 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$136 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$810 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$459 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$561 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$561 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$315 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$294 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$69 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of St. Charles. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of St. Charles 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.