County government · Oceana County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oceana County took in $52.0 million and spent $46.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (road charges)28%County taxes22%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

28%

of Oceana County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes22%

Property tax
21%$10.8 million
Other taxes
1.1%$558 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$556 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$14.8 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$13.8 million
  • Road charges$968 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%$637 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$21.8 million

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$3.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Social services44%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals5.2%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Oceana County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Social services
44%$20.5 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$20.3 million
  • Other public welfare$204 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
  • Airports$101 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$425 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$6.9 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$5.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$846 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$469 thousand
  • Government buildings$235 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$277 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$263 thousand
  • Sewer systems$7 thousand
  • Water supply$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$147 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oceana 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 Oceana 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.