Village government · Jackson County, MI

Grass Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Grass Lake took in $1.5 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended February 28, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Village taxes24%State tax money22%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

22%

of Grass Lake's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes24%

Property tax
24%$372 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$788 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$401 thousand
  • Water$371 thousand
  • Other service charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$340 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Sent to other local governments2.4%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

26%

of Grass Lake's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$814 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$811 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$431 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$431 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$313 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$142 thousand
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$46 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$40 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$40 thousand
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$40 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$22 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Grass Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. 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 Village of Grass Lake 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.