Village government · Kent County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sparta took in $6.1 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%Village taxes30%State tax money21%Fines and other7.3%County and local tax money2.9%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Sparta's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes30%

Property tax
29%$1.8 million
Other taxes
0.9%$58 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$986 thousand
  • Sewer$572 thousand
  • Water$459 thousand
  • Airport$335 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$1.3 million

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$176 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$443 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

47%

of Sparta's 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
47%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$575 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.1 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$848 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$156 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$116 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$910 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$788 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$182 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.3%$175 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$175 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$150 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$135 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Sparta. 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 Village of Sparta 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.