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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Zeeland took in $52.1 million and spent $51.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%City taxes16%State tax money3.0%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

79%

of Zeeland's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$8.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$333 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$332 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$40.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$31.9 million
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$463 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$722 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$39 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs76%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.8%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

76%

of Zeeland's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
76%$39.4 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$38.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$521 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$430 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.8%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$4.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.9 million
  • Airports$80 thousand
  • Public transit$61 thousand
  • Parking$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$379 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$385 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$70 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$61 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$61 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Zeeland. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 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 City of Zeeland 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.