City government · Eaton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Eaton Rapids took in $18.8 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%City taxes18%State tax money9.6%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

69%

of Eaton Rapids' 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 taxes18%

Property tax
12%$2.3 million
Other taxes
5.8%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$12.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$10.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$1.8 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%$17 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$618 thousand
Fines
0.2%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Roads, transit and parking17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

6.9%

of Eaton Rapids' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$257 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$175 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.2 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$816 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$174 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$653 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$349 thousand
  • Libraries$304 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$378 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$372 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$187 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eaton Rapids. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Eaton 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.