County government · Missaukee County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Missaukee County took in $18.3 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other38%County taxes29%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)23%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Missaukee County's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 4.1%.

County taxes29%

Property tax
29%$5.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$4.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$349 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$287 thousand

State tax money8.4%

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

From the state
8.4%$1.5 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other38%

Interest, rents and other
38%$6.9 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Health and hospitals16%Social services0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Missaukee 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%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$4.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$603 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$449 thousand
  • Government buildings$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$645 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2.3 million
  • Hospitals$42 thousand
Social services
0.7%$107 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Missaukee 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 Missaukee 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.