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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ludington took in $430 thousand and spent $353 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Town taxes47%Fees for services2.8%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

47%

of Ludington's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes47%

Property tax
44%$190 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.8%

Fees for services
2.8%$12 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$204 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Health and hospitals1.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

18%

of Ludington's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$65 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ludington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Ludington 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.