City government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grandville took in $29.4 million and spent $27.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services43%City taxes33%State tax money13%County and local tax money7.2%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

7.2%

of Grandville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
33%$9.6 million
Other taxes
0.6%$169 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$152 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$12.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$12.5 million

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%$10 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$3.9 million

County and local tax money7.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.2%$2.1 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$808 thousand
Fines
0.6%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

6%

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

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$378 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$588 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$412 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$4.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$837 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$1.7 million
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$1.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$346 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$557 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grandville. 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 Grandville 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.