Town Hall · Port Huron

Port Huron, MI town hall & government

Port Huron spent $11.6 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,123 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Port Huron's money goes

Spent
$11.6 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,123
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$5.8 million
$558 per resident
Sewer & trash
$4.1 million35%
Paid to other governments
$3.4 million29%
Fire
$1 million9%
Administration & buildings
$883,0008%
Police
$814,0007%
Roads & transportation
$465,0004%
Parks & libraries
$249,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$156,0001%
Water & other utilities
$69,0001%
Interest on debt
$5,000<1%
Other
$553,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Utility sales 28%
  • Property taxes 26%
  • From the state 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Port Huron

Full-time staff
18
46 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,700
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
4
on the town payroll
Fire
4 full-time15 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time4 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time14 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time
Housing & development
0 full-time1 part
Other
2 full-time12 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

Port Huron Area School District

Port Huron's K–12 school district, shared with Fort Gratiot, Port Huron, Clyde, Kimball, Burtchville and Grant. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,238
Michigan: $16,528
Students
7,147
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$106.3 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 18%

Of the $16,238 per pupil, $9,309 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 Port Huron pay

Typical tax bill
$2,294
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$196,000
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 Port Huron's government

🏛️ Official websiteporthuron.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Port Huron →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Port Huron

Port Huron is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Lisa C. McClain. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Port Huron'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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