Village government · St Joseph County, MI

White Pigeon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), White Pigeon took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Village taxes30%Fees for services (water)24%Fines and other11%

What stands out

36%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
26%$355 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$325 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$297 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$480 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
10%$139 thousand
Fines
0.6%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs29%Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

31%

of White Pigeon'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
31%$421 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$397 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$221 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$158 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$326 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$326 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$168 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of White Pigeon. 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 White Pigeon 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.