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Ann Arbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ann Arbor took in $437 million and spent $407 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Federal tax money19%State tax money9.2%Fines and other8.7%County and local tax money3.6%

What stands out

19%

of Ann Arbor's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 3.6%.

City taxes37%

Property tax
34%$148 million
Other taxes
2.7%$11.7 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$8.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$100 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$36.1 million
  • Water$34.7 million
  • Other service charges$20.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Airport$1.0 million
  • Parking$309 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money19%

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

From the federal government
19%$83.6 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$40.1 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$15.7 million

Fines and other8.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$34.4 million
Fines
0.9%$3.7 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking14%Housing and community development11%All other spending8.1%

What stands out

11%

of Ann Arbor's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
26%$104 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$77.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$102 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$56.7 million
  • Sewer systems$30.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$14.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$66.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$31.9 million
  • Fire protection$19.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$8.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$58.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$44.0 million
  • Public transit$13.7 million
  • Airports$969 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$44.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$24.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$24.9 million
Interest on debt
2.0%$8.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ann Arbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Ann Arbor 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.