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Tawas City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tawas City took in $5.0 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Federal tax money24%City taxes23%State tax money13%Fines and other4.6%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
23%$1.1 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$649 thousand
  • Sewer$564 thousand
  • Other service charges$407 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$1.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$661 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$65 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$204 thousand
Fines
0.5%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

42%

of Tawas City'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
42%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$44 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$917 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$774 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$443 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$169 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$141 thousand
  • Government buildings$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$699 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$699 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$656 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$464 thousand
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.9%$582 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$582 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tawas City. 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 Tawas City 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.