County government · Manistee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Manistee County took in $56.5 million and spent $56.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money53%County taxes19%Fees for services (road charges, airport)19%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money1.5%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

53%

of Manistee County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$10.7 million
Other taxes
0.2%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$10.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$9.5 million
  • Road charges$757 thousand
  • Airport$246 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$831 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$30.2 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$293 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.7%$3.8 million
Fines
0.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals33%Running the government and other costs32%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

33%

of Manistee County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
33%$18.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$18.7 million
Running the government and other costs
32%$18.3 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$15.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$588 thousand
  • Government buildings$443 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$10.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$7.2 million
  • Public transit$2.8 million
  • Airports$978 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.8 million
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Social services
0.4%$232 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$231 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.2%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$133 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Manistee County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Manistee 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.