County government · Kalkaska County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Kalkaska County took in $22.4 million and spent $26.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money35%Fees for services11%Federal tax money6.6%Local tax money5.1%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

5.1%

of Kalkaska County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes38%

Property tax
36%$8.1 million
Other taxes
2.4%$530 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$494 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$2.6 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$1.5 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$7.9 million

Local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.1%$1.1 million

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$561 thousand
Fines
0.9%$192 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Health and hospitals1.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

47%

of Kalkaska County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$6.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.9 million
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$908 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$289 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.6 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$4.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$734 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$383 thousand
  • Government buildings$330 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$634 thousand
  • Libraries$573 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.7%$449 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$449 thousand
Social services
1.6%$429 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$429 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska 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.