City government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Coopersville took in $11.3 million and spent $11.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)57%City taxes21%State tax money14%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

57%

of Coopersville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$2.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$99 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$87 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$6.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$940 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.6 million

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$488 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$371 thousand
Fines
0.1%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs23%Sent to other local governments22%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.2%

What stands out

22%

of Coopersville'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
38%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$2.6 million
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$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
  • Government buildings$248 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$126 thousand
Sent to other local governments
22%$2.5 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$2.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$713 thousand
  • Fire protection$382 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$411 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$411 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$134 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$104 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Coopersville. 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 Coopersville 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.