County government · Midland County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Midland County took in $89.8 million and spent $78.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes39%State tax money38%Fees for services (road charges)12%Federal tax money7.8%Fines and other2.1%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

38%

of Midland County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 22%.

County taxes39%

Property tax
39%$34.8 million
Other taxes
0.6%$544 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$407 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$137 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$10.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$7.6 million
  • Road charges$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.8%

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

From the federal government
7.8%$7.0 million

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$34.4 million

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.5%$466 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$152 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Health and hospitals18%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Social services4.2%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

41%

of Midland County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 19%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$32.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$24.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$22.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$9.8 million
  • Police$6.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$6.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
18%$14.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit
  • Public transit$3.7 million
Social services
4.2%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$2.1 million
  • Other public welfare$1.2 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$738 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$451 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$852 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$852 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$786 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$786 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Midland 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 Midland 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.