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East Lansing's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), East Lansing took in $150 million and spent $131 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)39%City taxes31%State tax money17%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money5.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
18%$27.5 million
Individual income tax
11%$16.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$962 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$58.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$29.4 million
  • Sewer$17.4 million
  • Water$6.3 million
  • Parking$5.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$8.6 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$25.0 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%$1.8 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$8.9 million
Fines
0.7%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

30%

of East Lansing's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$38.9 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$35.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$36.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$15.9 million
  • Fire protection$14.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$446 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$24.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$15.5 million
  • Water supply$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$15.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
  • Parking$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$11.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$2.9 million
Interest on debt
2.4%$3.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$95 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$95 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Lansing. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of East Lansing 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.