City government · Genesee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Flint took in $903 million and spent $840 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)50%State tax money24%County and local tax money13%City taxes5.1%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

13%

of Flint's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 0.9%.

City taxes5.1%

Property tax
2.5%$22.8 million
Individual income tax
2.4%$21.3 million
Other taxes
0.2%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$448 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$372 million
  • Water$35.8 million
  • Sewer$31.4 million
  • Other service charges$6.3 million
  • Housing$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$44.6 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$219 million

County and local tax money13%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
13%$121 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$23.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$96 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals58%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Sent to other local governments4.7%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

58%

of Flint's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
58%$490 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$490 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$101 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$88.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$99.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$74.3 million
  • Sewer systems$17.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$75.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$41.8 million
  • Fire protection$28.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.2 million
Sent to other local governments
4.7%$39.6 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$39.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$14.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.7 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$10.4 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$8.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$4.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$4.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flint. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Flint 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.