County government · Charlevoix County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Charlevoix County took in $79.7 million and spent $83.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services33%County taxes27%Fines and other14%Federal tax money12%State tax money9.5%Local tax money5.3%

What stands out

33%

of Charlevoix County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
26%$21.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$842 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$842 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$26.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$26.1 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%$9.2 million

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$7.6 million

Local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.3%$4.2 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
13%$10.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Social services37%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries2.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

37%

of Charlevoix County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
37%$31.1 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$30.3 million
  • Other public welfare$811 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$20.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$17.4 million
  • Public transit$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$14.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$713 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$12.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.7 million
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$663 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
Sent to other local governments
1.7%$1.4 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$356 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$1.0 million
  • Hospitals$227 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$471 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$471 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Charlevoix 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.