City government · Manistee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Manistee took in $21.6 million and spent $19.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing)42%City taxes21%Federal tax money13%State tax money12%Fines and other12%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

13%

of Manistee's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$4.3 million
Other taxes
0.8%$180 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and housing
  • Other service charges$8.4 million
  • Housing$704 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.7 million

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.6 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$140 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.5 million
Fines
0.1%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs22%Housing and community development19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%All other spending11%

What stands out

19%

of Manistee's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
22%$4.3 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$3.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$501 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$444 thousand
  • Government buildings$205 thousand
Housing and community development
19%$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$726 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$179 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$724 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$631 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$93 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Manistee 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.