County government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Muskegon County took in $191 million and spent $303 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money28%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)26%County taxes22%Federal tax money14%Fines and other7.9%Local tax money3.5%

What stands out

14%

of Muskegon County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

County taxes22%

Property tax
20%$38.4 million
Other taxes
1.8%$3.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$734 thousand
  • Other licenses$387 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$48.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 7 more
  • Sewer$22.6 million
  • Other service charges$10.4 million
  • Garbage collection$5.3 million
  • Water$4.2 million
  • Road charges$4.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Airport$992 thousand
  • Transit fares$179 thousand
  • Parking$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$26.1 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$52.7 million

Local tax money3.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
3.5%$6.7 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$14.6 million
Fines
0.2%$475 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking9.7%All other spending11%

What stands out

35%

of Muskegon County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 5.7%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
35%$105 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$105 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$54.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$26.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$18.9 million
  • Water supply$9.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$48.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$32.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$10.1 million
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$33.7 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$26.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$29.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$22.2 million
  • Public transit$4.5 million
  • Airports$2.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$13.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$13.4 million
Social services
4.0%$12.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$12.0 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$6.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.0 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$682 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Muskegon County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Muskegon 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.