City government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ionia took in $19.7 million and spent $17.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money27%City taxes25%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Ionia's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes25%

Individual income tax
17%$3.4 million
Property tax
7.5%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.3%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand
  • Other service charges$374 thousand
  • Housing$277 thousand
  • Garbage collection$240 thousand
  • Transit fares$186 thousand
  • Parking$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$239 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$5.4 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$36 thousand

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.3 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt4.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

39%

of Ionia'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
39%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$598 thousand
  • Government buildings$166 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$5.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$816 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit and roads and highways
  • Public transit$998 thousand
  • Roads and highways$971 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$744 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$378 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$366 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$64 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ionia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Ionia 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.