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STERLING HEIGHTS CITY finances

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STERLING HEIGHTS CITY

City or town in Michigan (Macomb County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 132,567.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$94.2 millionT
Charges and fees$128.6 millionA
Other general revenue$14.9 millionU
From the federal government$7.6 millionB
From the state government$46.0 millionC
From local governments$4.0 millionD
Spending: current operations$201.9 millionE
Spending: construction$46.0 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$10.6 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$1.9 millionL M Q S
General revenue$295.3 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$258.5 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$214.9 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Police Protection$42.5 million
Regular Highways$38.8 million
Sewerage$32.1 million
Water Utilities$27.7 million
Local Fire Protection$27.7 million
General NEC$25.4 million
Financial Adm$21.8 million
Parks & Rec$7.5 million
Solid Waste Mgt$6.5 million
Judicial$5.5 million
Central Staff$4.9 million
Libraries$3.1 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$2.5 million
Protective Inspection$1.5 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$413,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$226.5 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$11.6 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$214.9 million
61VShort Term Debt O/S-Beginning$14,000
A50Housing & Comm Dev Charges$19,000
A80Sewerage Charges$33.2 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$73.7 million
A91Water Utilities Revenue$21.8 million
B89Federal IG Other$7.6 million
C89State IG Other$46.0 million
D89Local IG Other$4.0 million
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$21.8 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$26.3 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$5.5 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$4.9 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$2.5 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$9.6 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$413,000
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.8 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$7.2 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$41.3 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$1.5 million
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$21.6 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$5.9 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$22.8 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$27.7 million
F24Local Fire Protection Construction$1.3 million
F44Regular Highways-Construction$29.2 million
F52Libraries-Construction$262,000
F61Parks & Rec-Construction$273,000
F62Police Protection-Construction$1.1 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$10.5 million
F81Solid Waste Mgt-Construction$623,000
F89General NEC-Construction$2.6 million
I89General Interest on Debt$7.8 million
I91Water Utilities-Interest$2.8 million
L89General NEC-IG to State$1.9 million
T01Property Tax$90.4 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$2.1 million
T29Other License Tax$1.6 million
U01Special Assessments$234,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$123,000
U20Interest Earnings$5.5 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$2.1 million
U40Rents$1.8 million
U50Donations From Private Sources$485,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$4.6 million

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 262099166734.