County government · Montcalm County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Montcalm County took in $57.8 million and spent $48.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money40%County taxes27%Fees for services (road charges, garbage collection)27%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money2.3%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Montcalm County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

County taxes27%

Property tax
27%$15.4 million
Other taxes
0.3%$198 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$15.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 3 more
  • Other service charges$13.7 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$230 thousand
  • Housing$146 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$1.3 million

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$23.1 million

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.3%$190 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$1.8 million
Fines
0.5%$284 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Health and hospitals11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending9.7%

What stands out

33%

of Montcalm County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$15.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.9 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$11.9 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$9.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$846 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$576 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$3.9 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Police$2.0 million
Health and hospitals
11%$5.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Housing and community development
2.8%$1.4 million
Social services
2.6%$1.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1.3 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$379 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$12 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$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montcalm 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 Montcalm 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.