City government · Kent County, MI

East Grand Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Grand Rapids took in $20.8 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money13%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

55%

of East Grand Rapids' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
55%$11.4 million
Other taxes
0.4%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$69 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$6.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$671 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$19 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$188 thousand
Fines
0.4%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking18%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.4%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

11%

of East Grand Rapids' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$8.9 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$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$844 thousand
  • Government buildings$825 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$539 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$4.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$467 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$2.3 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$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.4%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$236 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$230 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$230 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Grand 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 East Grand 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.