Town Hall · Ogemaw

Ogemaw, MI town hall & government

Ogemaw spent $506,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $431 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Ogemaw's money goes

Spent
$506,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$431
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$748,000
$638 per resident
Health & welfare
$156,00031%
Sewer & trash
$112,00022%
Administration & buildings
$98,00019%
Paid to other governments
$70,00014%
Interest on debt
$26,0005%
Fire
$23,0005%
Roads & transportation
$2,000<1%
Other
$19,0004%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 54%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Utility sales 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%

Revenue here is well above spending. That usually means Ogemaw collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted above.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Ogemaw

Full-time staff
0
6 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part
Water & other utilities
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Ogemaw didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

West Branch-Rose City Area Schools

Ogemaw's K–12 school district, shared with Churchill, Clement, Cumming, Edwards, Foster and Goodar. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,869
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,841
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 37%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $14,869 per pupil, $7,938 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ogemaw pay

Typical tax bill
$1,856
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.90%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$206,600
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ogemaw's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Ogemaw

Ogemaw is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Jack Bergman. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Ogemaw'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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