Village government · Ionia County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended February 28, 2022), Lyons took in $768 thousand and spent $895 thousand.

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 (water, sewer)36%State tax money33%Village taxes27%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes27%

Property tax
27%$205 thousand

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$273 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Sewer$91 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$255 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking45%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt4.0%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

45%

of Lyons' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
45%$401 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$401 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$208 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$103 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$195 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$36 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lyons. 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 Lyons 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.