City government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wayne took in $43.4 million and spent $43.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing)34%City taxes29%State tax money21%Fines and other13%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

21%

of Wayne's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
28%$12.1 million
Other taxes
1.5%$666 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$516 thousand
  • Other licenses$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$14.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$14.6 million
  • Housing$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$1.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$8.9 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
11%$4.8 million
Fines
1.8%$802 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

33%

of Wayne's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
33%$14.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$860 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$381 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$11.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.4 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$10.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$854 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$641 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$372 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$372 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$260 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$173 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$87 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 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$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wayne. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Wayne 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.