County government · Lake County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Lake County took in $22.8 million and spent $24.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes37%State tax money30%Fees for services (road charges)16%Federal tax money12%Fines and other4.9%Local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Lake County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes37%

Property tax
37%$8.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$2.7 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$6.9 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.1 million
Fines
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs21%Health and hospitals4.5%Social services1.6%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

40%

of Lake County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$9.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.1 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$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$679 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$365 thousand
  • Government buildings$360 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.5%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Social services
1.6%$396 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$396 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$229 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$159 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lake 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 Lake 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.