City government · Charlevoix County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Charlevoix took in $21.4 million and spent $23.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, airport)69%City taxes18%State tax money5.3%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money3.0%

What stands out

69%

of Charlevoix's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes18%

Property tax
18%$3.8 million
Other taxes
0.2%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; airport and 6 more
  • Electric power$8.1 million
  • Airport$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$929 thousand
  • Other service charges$432 thousand
  • Parking$361 thousand
  • Housing$233 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$643 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$1.1 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$967 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs59%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

59%

of Charlevoix's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
59%$13.8 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$13.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$357 thousand
  • Government buildings$195 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$109 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Electric power$229 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.8 million
  • Roads and highways$701 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$891 thousand
  • Fire protection$184 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$717 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.5%$590 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$590 thousand
Housing and community development
1.5%$359 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$264 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$264 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Charlevoix. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Charlevoix 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.