DETROIT CITY finances
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DETROIT CITY
City or town in Michigan (Wayne County area). Fiscal year 2022 (year ends 06/30); population 665,369.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $1.1 billion | T |
| Charges and fees | $680.5 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $105.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $489.6 million | B |
| From the state government | $363.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $35.8 million | D |
| Spending: current operations | $2.2 billion | E |
| Spending: construction | $223.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $160.7 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $0 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $2.7 billion | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $2.6 billion | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $2.8 billion | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| General NEC | $558.9 million |
| Police Protection | $332.4 million |
| Sewerage | $310.5 million |
| Transit Utilities | $170.2 million |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $157.8 million |
| Financial Adm | $151.9 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $137.1 million |
| Water Utilities | $118.9 million |
| Regular Highways | $95.2 million |
| Health | $87.0 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $78.0 million |
| Parks & Rec | $57.8 million |
| Judicial | $42.2 million |
| Central Staff | $28.9 million |
| Libraries | $27.7 million |
| Protective Inspection | $26.5 million |
| Electric Utilities | $17.3 million |
| Air Trans | $3.4 million |
| Parking | $1.3 million |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 19U | Beg LT Debt O/S NEC | $2.9 billion |
| 29U | LTD ISS-Unsp-Other NEC | $23.3 million |
| 39U | LTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC | $129.2 million |
| 49U | LTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC | $2.8 billion |
| A01 | Air Transportation Charges | $392,000 |
| A44 | Regular Highway Charges | $3.0 million |
| A50 | Housing & Comm Dev Charges | $7.9 million |
| A60 | Parking Facilities Charges | $6.3 million |
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $2.2 million |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $363.2 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $66.0 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $106.7 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $117.2 million |
| A94 | Transit Utilities Revenue | $7.4 million |
| B89 | Federal IG Other | $489.6 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $363.4 million |
| D89 | Local IG Other | $35.8 million |
| E01 | Air Trans Current Operation | $2.9 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $151.9 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $137.1 million |
| E25 | Judicial-Current Operation | $42.2 million |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $28.9 million |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $87.0 million |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $46.8 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $150.7 million |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $27.7 million |
| E60 | Parking-Current Operation | $1.3 million |
| E61 | Parks & Rec-Current Operation | $42.9 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $332.4 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $26.5 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $292.5 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $76.2 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $493.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $75.9 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $17.3 million |
| E94 | Transit Utilities-Current Op | $145.9 million |
| F01 | Air Trans Construction | $478,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $48.3 million |
| F50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Constr | $7.1 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $14.9 million |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $18.0 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $1.9 million |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $65.2 million |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $43.0 million |
| F94 | Transit Utilities-Construction | $24.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $116.7 million |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $26.3 million |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $15.6 million |
| I94 | Transit Utilities-Interest | $2.1 million |
| T01 | Property Tax | $338.3 million |
| T11 | Amusement Tax | $264.0 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $38.5 million |
| T21 | Amusement License Tax | $2.8 million |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $26.0 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $10.9 million |
| T40 | Indiv Income Tax | $380.6 million |
| U11 | Sale of Property 2/ | $5.8 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $41.6 million |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $15.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $4.7 million |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $37.9 million |
Source: State and local government finances 2022, Census of Governments: every local government (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 262163166817.