Town Hall · Wilcox

Wilcox, MI town hall & government

Wilcox spent $141,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $125 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Wilcox's money goes

Spent
$141,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$125
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$89,00063%
Sewer & trash
$21,00015%
Roads & transportation
$9,0006%
Fire
$8,0006%
Other
$14,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 62%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Wilcox

Full-time staff
0
2 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time2 part

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

White Cloud Public Schools

Wilcox's K–12 school district, shared with White Cloud, Everett, Goodwell, Lincoln, Monroe and Merrill. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,748
Michigan: $16,528
Students
912
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$548,000
at year end

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

  • Local 30%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $13,748 per pupil, $8,110 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 Wilcox pay

Typical tax bill
$1,420
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$121,100
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 Wilcox's government

🏛️ Official websiteprointell.com/wilcox ↗

Town hall & decisions in Wilcox →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Wilcox

Wilcox is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Wilcox'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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