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Auburn Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Auburn Hills took in $74.8 million and spent $57.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other15%State tax money14%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Auburn Hills' money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
35%$26.4 million
Other taxes
3.1%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.3 million
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$22.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$10.6 million
  • Sewer$8.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$443 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.3 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$10.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$288 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$10.8 million
Fines
0.9%$706 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

16%

of Auburn Hills' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$18.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$13.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.2 million
  • Water supply$247 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.8 million
  • Government buildings$2.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$959 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$9.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$2.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
1.3%$776 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$776 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$563 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$52 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$52 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Auburn Hills 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.