Village government · Oakland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Wolverine Lake took in $3.9 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes49%State tax money26%Fees for services (water, sewer)18%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

48%

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

Village taxes49%

Property tax
48%$1.9 million
Other taxes
1.7%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$705 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 1 more
  • Other service charges$492 thousand
  • Water$128 thousand
  • Sewer$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$72 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$165 thousand
Fines
0.6%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

31%

of Wolverine Lake'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%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$922 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$922 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$733 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$417 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$153 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$121 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$620 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$328 thousand
  • Sewer systems$292 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$324 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Wolverine 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 Village of Wolverine 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.