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Walled Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Walled Lake took in $13.3 million and spent $14.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money13%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
39%$5.2 million
Other taxes
3.0%$397 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$234 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$162 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 3 more
  • Water$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$482 thousand
  • Transit fares$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$131 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$222 thousand
Fines
1.4%$182 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development14%Roads, transit and parking4.8%All other spending5.8%

What stands out

14%

of Walled Lake's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$275 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$199 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$3.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Water supply$576 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$346 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$400 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$139 thousand
Housing and community development
14%$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$685 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$667 thousand
  • Public transit$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$476 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$361 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$347 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$347 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Walled Lake. 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 Walled Lake 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.