Town Hall · Flint

Flint, MI town hall & government

Flint spent $840 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $10,519 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Flint's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Flint

Sheldon NeeleyMayorSince 2019 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Flint's money goes

Spent
$840 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$10,519
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$224.8 million
$2,816 per resident
Health & welfare
$489.5 million58%
Water & other utilities
$78.7 million9%
Police
$41.8 million5%
Paid to other governments
$39.6 million5%
Fire
$28.7 million3%
Sewer & trash
$25 million3%
Roads & transportation
$14.7 million2%
Administration & buildings
$13.2 million2%
Housing & development
$10.4 million1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$4.5 million1%
Interest on debt
$4.2 million1%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million<1%
Other
$88.2 million11%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 46%
  • From the state 24%
  • From other local governments 13%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • Utility sales 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • Property taxes 3%
  • Income taxes 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Flint

Full-time staff
2,622
462 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$81,900
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
99
and 91 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
2,045 full-time406 part
Police
137 full-time24 part
Administration & buildings
95 full-time14 part
Fire
92 full-time
Sewer & trash
59 full-time
Housing & development
51 full-time1 part
Water & other utilities
46 full-time4 part
Roads & transportation
36 full-time5 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
8 full-time
Other
53 full-time8 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Flint City School District

Flint's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$25,113
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,886
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$43.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 15%
  • State 26%
  • Federal 60%

Of the $25,113 per pupil, $11,792 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Flint: Carman-Ainsworth Community School District ($14,706 per pupil) · Swartz Creek Community Schools ($13,686 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Flint pay

Typical tax bill
$1,106
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
2.07%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$53,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Flint's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofflint.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Flint →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Flint

Flint is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Flint's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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