Town Hall · Port Huron

Port Huron, MI town hall & government

Port Huron spent $83.8 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,928 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
$83.8 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,928
typical Michigan cities: $2,810
Long-term debt
$99.5 million
$3,475 per resident
Fire
$14 million17%
Sewer & trash
$12.1 million14%
Roads & transportation
$12 million14%
Police
$11.5 million14%
Parks & libraries
$9.4 million11%
Administration & buildings
$5.7 million7%
Water & other utilities
$4.7 million6%
Housing & development
$3.5 million4%
Interest on debt
$2.5 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.2 million1%
Health & welfare
$681,0001%
Paid to other governments
$97,000<1%
Other
$6.5 million8%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 30%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From the federal government 14%
  • From the state 14%
  • Income taxes 10%
  • Utility sales 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Port Huron

Full-time staff
262
114 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
56
and 38 full-time firefighters
Police
65 full-time19 part
Parks & libraries
24 full-time79 part
Administration & buildings
47 full-time5 part
Fire
40 full-time
Sewer & trash
29 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
23 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
19 full-time2 part
Housing & development
2 full-time
Other
13 full-time5 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

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
$2,089
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.40%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$149,300
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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