Town Hall · Kawkawlin

Kawkawlin, MI town hall & government

Kawkawlin spent $2.5 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $534 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Kawkawlin's money goes

Spent
$2.5 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$534
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$300,000
$64 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million50%
Administration & buildings
$316,00013%
Fire
$250,00010%
Paid to other governments
$188,0008%
Police
$123,0005%
Water & other utilities
$103,0004%
Roads & transportation
$100,0004%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$53,0002%
Parks & libraries
$39,0002%
Interest on debt
$13,0001%
Other
$63,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 26%
  • Utility sales 21%
  • Property taxes 20%
  • From the state 18%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Kawkawlin

Full-time staff
3
24 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$70,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
and 1 full-time firefighter
Fire
1 full-time11 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time11 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Police
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bay City School District

Kawkawlin's K–12 school district, shared with Auburn, Monitor, Portsmouth, Williams, Bay City and Beaver. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,490
Michigan: $16,528
Students
6,180
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$37.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 64%
  • Federal 16%

Of the $15,490 per pupil, $9,564 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 Kawkawlin: Pinconning Area Schools ($13,315 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Kawkawlin pay

Typical tax bill
$2,324
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.23%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$188,800
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 Kawkawlin's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Kawkawlin

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

All of Kawkawlin'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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