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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Spring Lake took in $516 thousand and spent $495 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%State tax money33%Federal tax money6.0%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

6%

of Spring Lake's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
58%$298 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$31 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$171 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking74%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Interest on debt4.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.0%Health and hospitals1.6%

What stands out

4.6%

of Spring Lake's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
74%$364 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$364 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$28 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.0%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Spring Lake. 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 Town 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.