County government · Isabella County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Isabella County took in $92.6 million and spent $107 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%County taxes25%Fees for services25%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.0%Local tax money1.9%

What stands out

25%

of Isabella County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes25%

Property tax
25%$22.7 million
Other taxes
0.8%$766 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$761 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$22.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$22.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$10.4 million

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$30.3 million

Local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.9%$1.8 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$3.6 million
Fines
0.1%$101 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals18%Social services17%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Isabella County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
22%$23.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$10.6 million
  • Government buildings$987 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$943 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$22.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$14.2 million
  • Police$4.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$3.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$477 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$20.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$13.8 million
  • Public transit$7.0 million
Health and hospitals
18%$19.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$19.2 million
Social services
17%$18.6 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$17.3 million
  • Other public welfare$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$614 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Isabella 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 Isabella 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.