County government · Huron County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Huron County took in $73.8 million and spent $80.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (transit fares)32%County taxes26%State tax money21%Local tax money10%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other4.5%

What stands out

32%

of Huron 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 taxes26%

Property tax
25%$18.3 million
Other taxes
0.9%$652 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$652 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$23.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and transit fares
  • Other service charges$22.4 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$5.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$15.2 million

Local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
10%$7.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$2.7 million
Fines
0.8%$611 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs22%Social services18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Health and hospitals6.2%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

18%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$27.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$19.8 million
  • Public transit$4.5 million
  • Airports$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$17.4 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$14.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$908 thousand
  • Government buildings$431 thousand
Social services
18%$14.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$13.8 million
  • Other public welfare$616 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 3 more
  • Courts and legal services$5.0 million
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$462 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.2%$5.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$5.0 million
  • Hospitals$89 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
2.3%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$821 thousand
  • Water supply$179 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$19 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$343 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$223 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$223 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Huron County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Huron 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.