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Grand Haven's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grand Haven took in $72.3 million and spent $66.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%City taxes20%State tax money5.5%Fines and other5.5%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

66%

of Grand Haven's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
19%$13.8 million
Other taxes
1.4%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$534 thousand
  • Other licenses$476 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$47.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$40.3 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$444 thousand
  • Airport$213 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.2 million

State tax money5.5%

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

From the state
5.5%$4.0 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%$851 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$3.9 million
Fines
0.1%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs71%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Sent to other local governments1.4%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

71%

of Grand Haven'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
71%$46.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$44.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$10.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$6.4 million
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water supply$897 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.1%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
  • Airports$79 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$962 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$951 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$806 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$414 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$340 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.1%$744 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and courts and legal services
  • Inspections and regulation$551 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Haven. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Grand Haven 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.