City government · Muskegon County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), North Muskegon took in $5.3 million and spent $5.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money19%Fines and other4.3%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

40%

of North Muskegon's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes43%

Property tax
40%$2.1 million
Other taxes
2.9%$152 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$147 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$990 thousand
  • Sewer$472 thousand
  • Other service charges$178 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$24 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.0 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$110 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$223 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments14%Roads, transit and parking9.8%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

14%

of North Muskegon's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$219 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$917 thousand
  • Fire protection$188 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$513 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$319 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$210 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
Sent to other local governments
14%$792 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$792 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$559 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$559 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand
  • Libraries$43 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$108 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Muskegon. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of North Muskegon 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.