Village government · Eaton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sunfield took in $659 thousand and spent $571 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money30%Village taxes19%Fines and other13%County and local tax money2.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes19%

Property tax
19%$125 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$232 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$134 thousand
  • Water$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$195 thousand

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$18 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.7%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

46%

of Sunfield's 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%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$162 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$162 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$77 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$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$24 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$24 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$17 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$13 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sunfield. 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 Sunfield 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.