Onekama, MI town hall & government
Onekama spent $688,000 in the year to January 31, 2022, about $1,690 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Onekama's government.
Where Onekama's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Fees & charges 44%
- From the state 30%
- Property taxes 23%
- Interest, fines & other 2%
- Other taxes & licenses 1%
Who works for Onekama
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Onekama didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.
Onekama Consolidated Schools
Onekama's K–12 school district, shared with Arcadia, Onekama, Manistee, Brown and Bear Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal
- Local 77%
- State 16%
- Federal 7%
Of the $18,754 per pupil, $9,160 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.
Which schools Onekama kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Onekama pay
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.
Contact Onekama's government
Who represents Onekama
Onekama is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.
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.