ZIP 48825 · East Lansing, MI

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 48825: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Michigan governments, the Michigan Department of Treasury, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 48825?
48825 is served by the State of Michigan, Ingham County, the City of East Lansing and East Lansing School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Michigan spent $98.8 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Ingham County spent $538 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of East Lansing spent $102 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and East Lansing School District spent $68.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 48825?
Of the governments serving 48825, State of Michigan collected $2.81 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Ingham County collected $105 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of East Lansing collected $28.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and East Lansing School District collected $22.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 48825.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Ingham County, East Lansing and East Lansing School District

Why not this year? Michigan governments with newer filings show figures from the Michigan Department of Treasury (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 48825

State of Michigan$2.81 billion

3.0% of its $93.9 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Ingham County$105 million

19% of its $552 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

City of East Lansing$28.4 million

25% of its $113 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

East Lansing School District$22.2 million

32% of its $69.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Ingham County

$538 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money28%State tax money22%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)20%County taxes19%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

28%

of Ingham County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Full Ingham County breakdown

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$105 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$549 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$350 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$111 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$107 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$154 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$123 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$12.5 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$45.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$201 thousand
Ingham County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals47%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Social services8.2%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

47%

of Ingham County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Ingham County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
47%$252 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$97.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$86.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$58.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$53.9 million
  • Public transit$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$52.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$32.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
Social services
8.2%$44.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$27.6 million
  • Other public welfare$16.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$22.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$7.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$585 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$585 thousand
Ingham County page →

Your city

City of East Lansing

$102 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

Where the money comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services30%State tax money18%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money1.1%
Full East Lansing breakdown

City taxes43%

Property tax
25%$28.4 million
Local income tax
16%$18.2 million
Other taxes
1.8%$2.1 million

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$34.1 million

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$2.0 million

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$19.8 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$5.7 million
Fines
1.1%$1.2 million
East Lansing page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Housing and community development8.0%All other spending11%
Full East Lansing breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$33.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$21.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$16.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$10.5 million
Housing and community development
8.0%$8.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$7.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
4.0%$4.0 million
Social services
<0.1%$64 thousand
East Lansing page →

Your schools

East Lansing School District

$68.4 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money56%School district taxes32%County and local tax money8.6%Fines and other2.0%Fees for services (school lunches)1.1%

What stands out

8.6%

of East Lansing School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full East Lansing School District breakdown

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$22.2 million

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$781 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$738 thousand
  • School lunches$43 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%$16 thousand

State tax money56%

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

From the state
56%$39.3 million

County and local tax money8.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.6%$6.0 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$1.4 million
East Lansing School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges81%Sent to other local governments12%Interest on debt6.4%

What stands out

12%

of East Lansing School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full East Lansing School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
81%$55.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$55.6 million
Sent to other local governments
12%$8.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$8.4 million
Interest on debt
6.4%$4.4 million
East Lansing School District page →

Your state

State of Michigan

$98.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes41%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)17%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Michigan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Michigan breakdown

State taxes41%

Sales tax
14%$12.7 billion
Local income tax
12%$11.6 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$8.34 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.33 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.55 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.53 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$675 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$529 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$399 million
  • Amusement taxes$311 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$281 million
  • Other licenses$238 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$205 million
  • Driver's licenses$65.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$64.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$42.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$37.9 million
  • Severance taxes$27.6 million
  • Corporation licenses$24.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.4%$3.18 billion
Property tax
3.0%$2.81 billion

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$15.6 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$8.03 billion
  • College tuition$4.34 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.56 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.36 billion
  • Other service charges$164 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.2 million
  • Housing$43.7 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$32.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Other education charges$6.7 million
  • Airport$529 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$443 thousand
  • Road charges$159 thousand
  • Transit fares$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$33.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$279 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$5.73 billion
Fines
0.1%$119 million
Michigan page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments34%Social services25%Schools and colleges16%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

34%

of Michigan's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Michigan breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
34%$34.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 20 more
  • Sent to school districts$20.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$5.13 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.45 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.68 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.02 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$856 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$568 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$556 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$487 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$221 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$80.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$40.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$35.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$29.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$17.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$13.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$7.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.2 million
Social services
25%$24.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$24.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$304 million
  • Welfare institutions$31.7 million
Schools and colleges
16%$15.6 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.9 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.95 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.93 billion
  • Other education$812 million
Health and hospitals
10%$10.3 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.10 billion
  • Public health$2.22 billion
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$3.56 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.33 billion
  • Other government administration$346 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 million
  • Other government-run businesses$514 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$3.45 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.68 billion
  • Police$733 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$361 million
  • Inspections and regulation$359 million
  • Courts and legal services$316 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.14 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.98 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$92.2 million
  • Airports$63.4 million
  • Public transit$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.27 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$1.26 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$984 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$928 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$548 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$284 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$273 million
  • Libraries$11.1 million
Michigan page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Michigan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Ingham County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of East Lansing. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

East Lansing School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the annual financial reports (Form F-65) that a Michigan government filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Counties, cities, villages and townships are included together with their component units, such as road commissions, downtown development authorities and county health departments. Internal service funds, transfers, borrowing proceeds and depreciation are not counted.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out.

Capital purchases. Michigan filings do not break out enterprise capital purchases, so total spending can read lower than the Census figure for governments with large water or sewer projects.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.