Government budget and revenue in Pontiac, Michigan: official figures
Pontiac's city government took in $93.40 million in total revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, or $1,510 for each of its 61,854 residents (2024 figure in the finance file); per resident that is the 28th lowest of 582 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey.
How much does Pontiac spend and on what?
It spent $108.46 million in the same year, $1,754 per resident, the 85th lowest of 582 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey. The largest identified functions were roads and highways (16.8%), police (15.6%) and fire protection (8.4%) of the total.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much tax does Pontiac collect per resident?
Taxes raised $45.19 million ($731 per resident, the 96th lowest of 582) in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, 48.4% of general revenue, compared with 49.3% for all US city governments combined in 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyWhat taxes does Pontiac rely on?
Of Pontiac's tax revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, property tax made up 50.8%, individual income tax 44.5%, selective sales taxes (on utilities, fuel, alcohol, tobacco, hotels and others) 0.0%. Across all US city governments in 2022, property tax made up 48.1% and general sales tax 19.8%; Pontiac's property tax share is the 249th lowest of 580 US cities of 50,000 or more with reported figures in the 2024 Census survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much federal and state money does Pontiac get?
Payments from other governments made up 34.2% of Pontiac's city government's general revenue in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024: 3.3% from the federal government ($49 per resident), 30.6% from the state. For all US city governments in 2022 the aid share was 24.3%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Pontiac raise from fees and utilities?
Fees and charges for services such as sewerage, trash, parks and airports brought in $4.81 million, 5.2% of general revenue (all US city governments in 2022: 20.0%).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Pontiac spend on police?
Pontiac's city government spent $16.92 million on police in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, $273 per resident (the 134th lowest of 582) and 15.6% of its total spending; police took 10.3% of spending across all US city governments in 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Pontiac spend on fire protection?
Fire protection cost $9.12 million, $147 per resident, in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much debt does Pontiac have?
At the end of the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, Pontiac's city government owed $12.05 million in long-term debt, $195 per resident (the 19th lowest of 582). During the year it issued $281,000 of new long-term debt and repaid $9.29 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow much does Pontiac pay in interest on its debt?
Interest on debt cost $843,000 in the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, 0.8% of total spending.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copyHow Pontiac compares with other cities in the United States
City government total revenue per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 555 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | City government total revenue per resident, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 552 | Eagan | $1,528 |
| 553 | Killeen | $1,527 |
| 554 | Madison | $1,514 |
| 555 | Pontiac | $1,510 |
| 556 | Coon Rapids | $1,480 |
| 557 | Lynwood | $1,464 |
| 558 | Summerville | $1,441 |
City government total spending per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 498 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | City government total spending per resident, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 495 | Troy | $1,762 |
| 496 | Kannapolis | $1,760 |
| 497 | Midwest City | $1,760 |
| 498 | Pontiac | $1,754 |
| 499 | Port St. Lucie | $1,744 |
| 500 | Bethlehem | $1,744 |
| 501 | Southaven | $1,738 |
City taxes collected per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 487 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | City taxes collected per resident, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 484 | Columbia | $738 |
| 485 | Macon-Bibb County | $738 |
| 486 | Smyrna | $736 |
| 487 | Pontiac | $731 |
| 488 | O'Fallon | $730 |
| 489 | Bethlehem | $730 |
| 490 | Plymouth | $727 |
City spending on police per resident, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 449 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | City spending on police per resident, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 446 | Gulfport | $274 |
| 447 | Bozeman | $274 |
| 448 | Clifton | $274 |
| 449 | Pontiac | $273 |
| 450 | Chapel Hill | $273 |
| 451 | Conway | $273 |
| 452 | Olathe | $272 |
City long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 564 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | City long-term debt outstanding per resident, end of fiscal 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | Coconut Creek | $245 |
| 562 | Santee | $244 |
| 563 | Thousand Oaks | $213 |
| 564 | Pontiac | $195 |
| 565 | Chico | $185 |
| 566 | Lincoln | $155 |
| 567 | Troy | $145 |
Property tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 332 of 580, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | Property tax as a share of city tax revenue, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 329 | Portland | 51.3% |
| 330 | Savannah | 51.3% |
| 331 | Wichita | 50.9% |
| 332 | Pontiac | 50.8% |
| 333 | Summerville | 50.5% |
| 334 | San Antonio | 50.2% |
| 335 | Rockford | 50.1% |
Federal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2024 (Survey year 2024 (fiscal years ended July 2023 to June 2024))
Pontiac ranks 105 of 582, highest first. City government only: in many cities schools, transit, water or other services are run by separate governments or the county, so totals are not like-for-like. Per resident figures use the population the Census finance file gives each government. Governments whose figures were mostly imputed by the Census Bureau are left out. The government of Washington, DC, also carries out the functions of a state.
| Rank | City | Federal, state and local aid as a share of city general revenue, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Ann Arbor | 34.6% |
| 103 | Chapel Hill | 34.5% |
| 104 | Framingham | 34.3% |
| 105 | Pontiac | 34.2% |
| 106 | Plainfield | 34.1% |
| 107 | Augusta | 34.1% |
| 108 | Peabody | 34.0% |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit files (item amounts for every sampled government, directory with population and fiscal year end, state estimates by type of government), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0967c4d30466…)
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