County government · Mecosta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Mecosta County took in $40.1 million and spent $47.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%County taxes28%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)23%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

23%

of Mecosta 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 taxes28%

Property tax
27%$10.8 million
Other taxes
1.3%$510 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$393 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$9.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$6.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.5 million
  • Road charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$1.4 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$14.8 million

Local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.0%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$966 thousand
Fines
2.1%$843 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking43%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

43%

of Mecosta 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
43%$20.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20.6 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$11.6 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$9.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$556 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$446 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$352 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$325 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.4%$4.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$711 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$711 thousand
Social services
1.1%$526 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$526 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$230 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Mecosta 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 Mecosta 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.