City government · Cheboygan County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Cheboygan took in $7.5 million and spent $15.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money13%Federal tax money8.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

15%

of Cheboygan's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
34%$2.5 million
Other taxes
15%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$897 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$180 thousand
  • Housing$112 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.2%

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

From the federal government
8.2%$621 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$953 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$54 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Housing and community development5.6%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

66%

of Cheboygan's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$9.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$9.9 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.6 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$880 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$485 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$135 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$851 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$851 thousand
Housing and community development
5.6%$846 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$456 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$456 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$226 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$144 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$82 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cheboygan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Cheboygan 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.