City government · Kent County, MI

Cedar Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cedar Springs took in $4.6 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%City taxes32%State tax money20%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
31%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.5%$70 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$758 thousand
  • Other service charges$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$932 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$76 thousand
Fines
0.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Sent to other local governments26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs17%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Cedar Springs' 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
27%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
26%$1.4 million
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$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$787 thousand
  • Fire protection$360 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$128 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$908 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$591 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$112 thousand
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$102 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$220 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$194 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$62 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.8%$41 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cedar Springs. 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 Cedar Springs 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.