Village government · Ottawa County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Spring Lake took in $6.0 million and spent $6.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other20%State tax money11%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

20%

of Spring Lake's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes35%

Property tax
33%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.8%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$84 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$958 thousand
  • Sewer$753 thousand
  • Other service charges$187 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$15 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$675 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$156 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$1.2 million
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries46%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments7.2%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

46%

of Spring Lake's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
46%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$738 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$361 thousand
  • Government buildings$106 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$905 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$905 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$800 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$780 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.2%$498 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$498 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$323 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$323 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$25 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$24 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Spring Lake. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Spring 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.