City government · Isabella County, MI

Mt. Pleasant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mt. Pleasant took in $30.3 million and spent $39.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parking)36%City taxes32%State tax money23%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

23%

of Mt. Pleasant's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes32%

Property tax
30%$9.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$582 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$458 thousand
  • Other licenses$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$11.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$11.0 million
  • Parking$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$357 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$7.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$87 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$2.2 million
Fines
0.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Parks, recreation and libraries7.2%Roads, transit and parking7.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

36%

of Mt. Pleasant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$14.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$14.1 million
  • Water supply$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$10.0 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$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$760 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$2.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$645 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$276 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.2%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$2.7 million
  • Parking$72 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$1.0 million
Interest on debt
0.7%$272 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$255 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$29 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$28 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mt. Pleasant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Mt. Pleasant 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.