Village government · Shiawassee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Vernon took in $761 thousand and spent $495 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer)42%State tax money30%Village taxes25%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes25%

Property tax
24%$181 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$317 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$280 thousand
  • Other service charges$37 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%$230 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt18%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

18%

of Vernon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$125 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$66 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$59 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$118 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$17 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$62 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Vernon. 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 Vernon 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.