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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Tecumseh took in $12.1 million and spent $17.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%State tax money23%Fines and other5.9%County and local tax money0.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

41%

of Tecumseh's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
41%$4.9 million
Other taxes
2.8%$345 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$345 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$829 thousand
  • Water$732 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$205 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$45 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$2.8 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$53 thousand

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$704 thousand
Fines
0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Parks, recreation and libraries7.9%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

29%

of Tecumseh's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Police$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$3.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$663 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.0 million
  • Parking$123 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$315 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$177 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tecumseh. 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 Tecumseh 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.