City government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Muskegon Heights took in $17.7 million and spent $19.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)32%City taxes23%Federal tax money21%State tax money20%Fines and other2.2%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

21%

of Muskegon Heights' money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 1.2%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
15%$2.7 million
Individual income tax
5.9%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.8%$314 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$292 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$5.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Housing$651 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money21%

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

From the federal government
21%$3.7 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$3.6 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$205 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$299 thousand
Fines
0.5%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Housing and community development17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking13%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

17%

of Muskegon Heights' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$5.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$306 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.5 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$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$505 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$399 thousand
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
Housing and community development
17%$3.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$666 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$370 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$300 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$83 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Muskegon Heights. 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 City of Muskegon Heights 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.