County government · Calhoun County, MI

Calhoun County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Calhoun County took in $162 million and spent $161 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%County taxes23%Fees for services (road charges)17%Federal tax money12%Fines and other10%Local tax money3.7%

What stands out

12%

of Calhoun County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes23%

Property tax
21%$34.3 million
Other taxes
1.9%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$269 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$27.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$25.6 million
  • Road charges$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$19.8 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$54.5 million

Local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.7%$6.0 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$16.4 million
Fines
0.3%$446 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Social services23%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals10%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

23%

of Calhoun County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$50.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$26.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$15.3 million
  • Police$8.9 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$8 thousand
Social services
23%$37.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$31.7 million
  • Other public welfare$5.4 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$25.5 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$17.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.3 million
  • Government buildings$219 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$25.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25.2 million
Health and hospitals
10%$16.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16.6 million
Interest on debt
2.7%$4.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$777 thousand
  • Libraries$400 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$411 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Calhoun County. 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 Calhoun County 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.