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Port Huron's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Port Huron took in $96.0 million and spent $83.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)38%City taxes27%Federal tax money14%State tax money14%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
16%$15.0 million
Individual income tax
10%$9.6 million
Other taxes
1.0%$980 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$601 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$379 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$36.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$21.0 million
  • Water$8.6 million
  • Other service charges$5.3 million
  • Housing$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$585 thousand
  • Parking$32 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%$13.7 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$13.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$662 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$5.6 million
Fines
0.3%$254 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

4.2%

of Port Huron's 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
32%$26.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$14.0 million
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$16.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.1 million
  • Water supply$4.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$12.2 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$6.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$896 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$12.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$9.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.1 million
  • Libraries$328 thousand
Housing and community development
4.2%$3.5 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.5 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$262 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$681 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$681 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$97 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$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Port Huron. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Port Huron 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.