City government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Stanton took in $2.5 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%State tax money16%City taxes15%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
13%$341 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$654 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$291 thousand
  • Sewer$274 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money39%

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

From the federal government
39%$996 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$396 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$123 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking8.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

15%

of Stanton'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
53%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$911 thousand
  • Water supply$543 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$417 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$406 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$182 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$131 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$57 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.8%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$138 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$113 thousand
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$68 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$16 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$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stanton. 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 City of Stanton 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.