Village government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Sand Lake took in $821 thousand and spent $748 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Village taxes26%State tax money23%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

23%

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

Village taxes26%

Property tax
26%$213 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$371 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$156 thousand
  • Sewer$138 thousand
  • Water$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$191 thousand

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$39 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

34%

of Sand Lake's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$183 thousand
  • Police$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$220 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$131 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)$52 thousand
  • Government buildings$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$74 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$74 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$38 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$20 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$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sand Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Sand 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.