ZIP 48864 · Meridian Charter Township, MI

Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 48864: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Michigan governments, the Michigan Department of Treasury, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 48864?
48864 is served by the State of Michigan, Ingham County, Meridian Charter Township, Okemos Public School District, Williamston Community School District and Alaiedon Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Michigan spent $98.8 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Ingham County spent $538 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Meridian Charter Township spent $56.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Okemos Public School District spent $96.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Williamston Community School District spent $29.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Alaiedon Township spent $1.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 48864?
Of the governments serving 48864, State of Michigan collected $2.81 billion (fiscal year ended September 30, 2023), Ingham County collected $105 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Meridian Charter Township collected $25.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Okemos Public School District collected $22.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Williamston Community School District collected $6.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Alaiedon Township collected $469 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 48864.

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

See the full budget for: Ingham County, Meridian Charter Township, Alaiedon Township and Okemos Public School District

Why not this year? Michigan governments with newer filings show figures from the Michigan Department of Treasury (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 48864

State of Michigan$2.81 billion

3.0% of its $93.9 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended September 30, 2023

Ingham County$105 million

19% of its $552 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

Meridian Charter Township$25.1 million

38% of its $65.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Okemos Public School District$22.7 million

26% of its $88.6 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Williamston Community School District$6.9 million

20% of its $35.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Alaiedon Township$469 thousand

41% of its $1.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Ingham County

$538 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money28%State tax money22%Fees for services (parks and recreation, parks, land and natural resources)20%County taxes19%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money2.3%

What stands out

28%

of Ingham County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people gets 4.5%.

Full Ingham County breakdown

County taxes19%

Property tax
19%$105 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$549 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$350 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$111 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$107 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money28%

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

From the federal government
28%$154 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$123 million

Local tax money2.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.3%$12.5 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$45.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$201 thousand
Ingham County page →

Where the money goes

Health and hospitals47%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Social services8.2%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

47%

of Ingham County's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of 250,000+ people spends 7.9%.

Full Ingham County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
47%$252 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$252 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$97.8 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$86.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$58.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$53.9 million
  • Public transit$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$52.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$32.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$19.0 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
Social services
8.2%$44.2 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$27.6 million
  • Other public welfare$16.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$22.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22.0 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$7.6 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$1.6 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$585 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$585 thousand
Ingham County page →

Your towns

Meridian Charter Township

$56.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

About 81% of this ZIP is in Meridian Charter Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes42%Fees for services35%State tax money9.4%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money4.5%Federal tax money0.2%
Full Meridian Charter Township breakdown

Township taxes42%

Property tax
38%$25.1 million
Other taxes
3.4%$2.3 million

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$23.2 million

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$113 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$6.2 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$3.0 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.7%$5.7 million
Fines
0.5%$329 thousand
Meridian Charter Township page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Running the government and other costs16%Debt payments (principal and interest)15%Roads, transit and parking9.0%All other spending8.5%
Full Meridian Charter Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$17.0 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$12.0 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$9.1 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
15%$8.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$5.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$2.7 million
Housing and community development
3.2%$1.8 million
Social services
0.5%$269 thousand
Meridian Charter Township page →

Alaiedon Township

$1.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 12% of this ZIP is in Alaiedon Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes46%State tax money28%Fines and other16%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%
Full Alaiedon Township breakdown

What stands out

16%

of Alaiedon Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes46%

Property tax
41%$469 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$115 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$40 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$319 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$184 thousand
Alaiedon Township page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs79%Sent to other local governments15%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

79%

of Alaiedon Township's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Full Alaiedon Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
79%$907 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$743 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$173 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$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation
  • Inspections and regulation$43 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$19 thousand
Alaiedon Township page →

Your schools

Okemos Public School District

$96.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 80% of this ZIP is in Okemos Public School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money61%School district taxes26%County and local tax money6.9%Fees for services (school tuition and transportation, school lunches)4.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

6.9%

of Okemos Public School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full Okemos Public School District breakdown

School district taxes26%

Property tax
26%$22.7 million

Fees for services4.7%

Fees for services
4.7%$4.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school tuition and transportation and 1 more
  • Other school charges$3.8 million
  • School tuition and transportation$179 thousand
  • School lunches$151 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$53.9 million

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$6.1 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.7 million
Okemos Public School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.4%Interest on debt1.1%
Full Okemos Public School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$93.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$93.0 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.0 million
Okemos Public School District page →

Williamston Community School District

$29.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Williamston Community School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money66%School district taxes20%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.9%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

6.1%

of Williamston Community School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

Full Williamston Community School District breakdown

School district taxes20%

Property tax
20%$6.9 million

Fees for services6.9%

Fees for services
6.9%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$2.3 million
  • School lunches$83 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money66%

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

From the state
66%$23.4 million

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$2.2 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$289 thousand
Williamston Community School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Sent to other local governments5.5%Interest on debt3.4%

What stands out

5.5%

of Williamston Community School District's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Williamston Community School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$27.1 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$27.1 million
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$1.6 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.6 million
Interest on debt
3.4%$1.0 million
Williamston Community School District page →

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
Local 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
Michigan page →

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
Michigan 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.

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

Meridian Charter Township. Michigan Department of Treasury, MI Community Financial Dashboard (annual F-65 filings), fiscal year 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Okemos Public School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Williamston Community School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Alaiedon Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

How these figures are counted. Revenue and spending are the annual financial reports (Form F-65) that a Michigan government filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury, grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Counties, cities, villages and townships are included together with their component units, such as road commissions, downtown development authorities and county health departments. Internal service funds, transfers, borrowing proceeds and depreciation are not counted.

Debt payments. The report lists principal and interest on debt, so the "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest. The Census figures leave principal out.

Capital purchases. Michigan filings do not break out enterprise capital purchases, so total spending can read lower than the Census figure for governments with large water or sewer projects.

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.