City government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Watervliet took in $2.6 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%City taxes27%County and local tax money18%State tax money12%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

18%

of Watervliet's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$672 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$944 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$484 thousand
  • Sewer$367 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$317 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$464 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$148 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs28%Interest on debt4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

29%

of Watervliet'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$809 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$809 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$712 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$712 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$692 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$242 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$128 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$33 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Watervliet. 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 Watervliet 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.