County government · Oscoda County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Oscoda County took in $15.2 million and spent $14.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%County taxes35%Federal tax money13%Fees for services8.2%Fines and other4.5%Local tax money2.7%

What stands out

13%

of Oscoda County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 3%.

County taxes35%

Property tax
34%$5.2 million
Other taxes
1.1%$166 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.2%

Fees for services
8.2%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$2.0 million

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$5.4 million

Local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.7%$405 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$584 thousand
Fines
0.6%$95 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Health and hospitals12%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending6.3%

What stands out

12%

of Oscoda County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$4.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$333 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$122 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$511 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$367 thousand
  • Government buildings$257 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$115 thousand
Health and hospitals
12%$1.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$531 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$302 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$229 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$437 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$437 thousand
Social services
2.3%$320 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$311 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$9 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$122 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Oscoda 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 Oscoda 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.