City government · Saginaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Zilwaukee took in $2.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes31%State tax money23%Federal tax money7.1%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

7.1%

of Zilwaukee's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
29%$664 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$774 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$355 thousand
  • Water$260 thousand
  • Garbage collection$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$38 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.1%

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

From the federal government
7.1%$161 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$513 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$28 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$70 thousand
Fines
0.2%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Sent to other local governments8.6%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

8.6%

of Zilwaukee's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$621 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$482 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$493 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$174 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$108 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$270 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Fire protection$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.6%$179 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$179 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zilwaukee. 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 Zilwaukee 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.