County government · Ionia County, MI

Ionia County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Ionia County took in $42.4 million and spent $49.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%County taxes28%Fees for services23%Fines and other9.9%Federal tax money6.6%

What stands out

23%

of Ionia County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes28%

Property tax
27%$11.5 million
Other taxes
0.6%$249 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$145 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$98 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$9.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9.8 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$2.8 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$13.8 million

Fines and other9.9%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$4.1 million
Fines
0.2%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Health and hospitals6.1%Interest on debt2.2%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

36%

of Ionia County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$18.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$17.7 million
  • Airports$270 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$13.7 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$8.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.6 million
  • Government buildings$847 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$676 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$11.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$479 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.1%$3.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.0 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$966 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$966 thousand
Social services
1.4%$713 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$713 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$417 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Ionia County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Ionia County 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.