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Rochester Hills's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Rochester Hills took in $136 million and spent $151 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%City taxes33%State tax money17%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money2.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

17%

of Rochester Hills' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes33%

Property tax
30%$41.4 million
Other taxes
2.3%$3.1 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$53.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$21.7 million
  • Sewer$17.8 million
  • Other service charges$10.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$3.1 million

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$23.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$10.5 million
Fines
0.3%$377 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

31%

of Rochester Hills' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
31%$46.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$46.3 million
  • Sent to the state government$128 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$31.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$31.3 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$24.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$16.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$12.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$254 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$16.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$14.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.2 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$262 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$250 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rochester Hills. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Rochester Hills 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.