City government · Mecosta County, MI

Big Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Big Rapids took in $23.1 million and spent $24.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)41%City taxes28%State tax money16%Federal tax money12%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

10%

of Big Rapids' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Property tax
17%$3.9 million
Individual income tax
9.9%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.0%$219 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$9.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.9 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Housing$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$791 thousand
  • Transit fares$174 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.8 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$3.6 million

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%$276 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$345 thousand
Fines
0.4%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Housing and community development11%All other spending11%

What stands out

11%

of Big Rapids' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$6.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$875 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$548 thousand
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$3.5 million
  • Public transit$785 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$221 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$543 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$214 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$112 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$112 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Big Rapids. 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 Big Rapids 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.