ZIP 48206 · Detroit, MI

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of Michigan

$98.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State taxes41%Federal tax money36%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)17%Fines and other6.2%Local tax money0.3%

What stands out

17%

of Michigan's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Michigan breakdown

State taxes41%

Sales tax
14%$12.7 billion
Individual income tax
12%$11.6 billion
Other taxes
8.9%$8.34 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 17 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.33 billion
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.55 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.53 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$675 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$529 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$399 million
  • Amusement taxes$311 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$281 million
  • Other licenses$238 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$205 million
  • Driver's licenses$65.4 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$64.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$42.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$37.9 million
  • Severance taxes$27.6 million
  • Corporation licenses$24.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$22.5 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$40 thousand
  • Estate and gift taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.4%$3.18 billion
Property tax
3.0%$2.81 billion

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$15.6 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 12 more
  • Hospital bills$8.03 billion
  • College tuition$4.34 billion
  • Liquor stores$1.56 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.36 billion
  • Other service charges$164 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$58.2 million
  • Housing$43.7 million
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$32.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Other education charges$6.7 million
  • Airport$529 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$443 thousand
  • Road charges$159 thousand
  • Transit fares$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$33.6 billion

Local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.3%$279 million

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$5.73 billion
Fines
0.1%$119 million
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments34%Social services25%Schools and colleges16%Health and hospitals10%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

34%

of Michigan's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.

Full Michigan breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
34%$34.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 20 more
  • Sent to school districts$20.3 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$5.13 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$2.45 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$1.68 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.02 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$856 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$568 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$556 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$487 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$221 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$80.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$40.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$35.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$31.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$29.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$25.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$17.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$13.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$7.0 million
  • Sent to the federal government$2.2 million
Social services
25%$24.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
  • Other public welfare$24.4 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$304 million
  • Welfare institutions$31.7 million
Schools and colleges
16%$15.6 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.9 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.95 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.93 billion
  • Other education$812 million
Health and hospitals
10%$10.3 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$8.10 billion
  • Public health$2.22 billion
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$3.56 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.63 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.33 billion
  • Other government administration$346 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 million
  • Other government-run businesses$514 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$3.45 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$1.68 billion
  • Police$733 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$361 million
  • Inspections and regulation$359 million
  • Courts and legal services$316 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$3.14 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.98 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$92.2 million
  • Airports$63.4 million
  • Public transit$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$1.27 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and garbage and solid waste
  • Liquor stores$1.26 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$984 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$928 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$548 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$548 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$284 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$273 million
  • Libraries$11.1 million
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Your county

Wayne County

$2.28 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%County taxes15%Fees for services (sewer, hospital bills)12%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.8%Local tax money1.8%

What stands out

53%

of Wayne County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 19%.

Full Wayne County breakdown

County taxes15%

Property tax
15%$378 million
Other taxes
0.5%$13.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$12.7 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$300 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$215 million
  • Sewer$59.4 million
  • Hospital bills$18.7 million
  • Road charges$3.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.2 million
  • Housing$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$292 million

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$1.35 billion

Local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.8%$46.4 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$105 million
Fines
2.7%$68.9 million
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Where the money goes

Social services34%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Sent to other local governments16%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals8.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

34%

of Wayne County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 4.3%.

Full Wayne County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
34%$766 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$766 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$375 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; probation, parole and other corrections and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$191 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$127 million
  • Police$33.2 million
  • Prisons and jails$24.7 million
Sent to other local governments
16%$362 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$362 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$320 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$143 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$77.9 million
Health and hospitals
8.0%$182 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$164 million
  • Hospitals$18.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$174 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$59.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$59.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$18.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18.5 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$13.3 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$7.1 million
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1.4 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.4 million
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Your city

City of Detroit

$3.07 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

City taxes35%Federal tax money23%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%State tax money13%Fines and other6.1%County and local tax money1.7%
Full Detroit breakdown

What stands out

12%

of Detroit's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes35%

Individual income tax
12%$384 million
Other taxes
11%$370 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Amusement taxes$289 million
  • Public utility taxes$36.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$28.8 million
  • Other licenses$12.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$2.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$364 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$698 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 8 more
  • Sewer$339 million
  • Water$144 million
  • Other service charges$113 million
  • Garbage collection$63.3 million
  • Road charges$10.4 million
  • Housing$8.7 million
  • Transit fares$8.5 million
  • Parking$7.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Airport$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$736 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$420 million

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$53.8 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$180 million
Fines
0.5%$15.1 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt5.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

36%

of Detroit's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Full Detroit breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.09 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$826 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$231 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$592 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$374 million
  • Fire protection$154 million
  • Inspections and regulation$32.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$31.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$554 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$294 million
  • Water supply$160 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$76.2 million
  • Electric power$24.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$342 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingPublic transit; roads and highways and 2 more
  • Public transit$205 million
  • Roads and highways$130 million
  • Airports$6.1 million
  • Parking$1.3 million
Interest on debt
5.2%$160 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$117 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$25.2 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$14.9 million
  • Interest on public transit debt$2.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$141 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$112 million
  • Libraries$28.9 million
Housing and community development
4.2%$128 million
Health and hospitals
2.0%$59.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59.9 million
Detroit page →

Your schools

Detroit Public Schools Community District

$1.11 billion budget.

Where the money comes from

State tax money68%County and local tax money23%Fines and other6.5%School district taxes1.4%Fees for services (school lunches)0.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

23%

of Detroit Public Schools Community District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

Full Detroit Public Schools Community District breakdown

School district taxes1.4%

Property tax
1.4%$19.7 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$10.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$10.1 million
  • School lunches$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$6.2 million

State tax money68%

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

From the state
68%$945 million

County and local tax money23%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
23%$319 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$89.9 million
Detroit Public Schools Community District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%
Full Detroit Public Schools Community District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$1.11 billion
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$1.11 billion
Detroit Public Schools Community District page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Michigan. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

Wayne County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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

Detroit Public Schools Community District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.