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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Ignace took in $7.3 million and spent $7.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)50%City taxes24%State tax money13%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other4.5%Federal tax money1.9%

What stands out

5.8%

of St. Ignace's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
24%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.4%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$123 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$137 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$983 thousand

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$422 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$329 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs26%Parks, recreation and libraries21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

21%

of St. Ignace'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$2.0 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$812 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$164 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Fire protection$542 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$386 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$386 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$376 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$288 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Ignace. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of St. Ignace 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.