Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office · Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0Flint runs its own hospital
Flint’s city government spent $202.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,533 per resident. It also runs Hurley Medical Center ($460.3 million) and water utilities ($38 million), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Flint is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $2,533 per resident a year, or $6.94 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 20%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,867 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Flint’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,867 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 16 Michigan cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,648, and the middle half spent $1,430–$1,976. Flint spent more than 56% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($17.6 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Michigan cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Flint itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 14% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Flint reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,867 · 2023: $2,318 · 2024: $2,533. Per resident it went from $1,867 to $2,533 (up 36%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 94,968 to 79,854.
full-time in March 2025 (hospital, health & welfare left out), up from 515 in 2022.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,106 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.07% of the home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Flint’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Flint’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Flint →
Who’s in charge in Flint
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Flint’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofflint.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 138 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (79,854).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Flint City School District
Flint’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,113 per pupil, $11,792 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal.
Carman-Ainsworth Community School District · $14,706 per pupil
Swartz Creek Community Schools · $13,686 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Flint voted in 2024
Official results for Flint’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat79.9%25,801 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican18.7%6,047 votesOthers: 1.4% (448 votes).
Most votes in Flint: Kamala D Harris
Genesee County: Harris 51.4%, Trump 47.2% · Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%
of Flint’s 60,328 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Michigan: 74%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Elissa SlotkinDemocrat79.7%
Mike RogersRepublican17.2%Most votes in Flint: Elissa Slotkin
Genesee County: Slotkin 52.4%, Rogers 44.7% · Michigan: Slotkin 48.6%, Rogers 48.3%
Most votes in the district: Kristen McDonald Rivet
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Flint, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint | 79.9% | 18.7% | 1.4% | 32,296 |
| Genesee County | 51.4% | 47.2% | 1.5% | 223,268 |
| Michigan | 48.3% | 49.7% | 2.0% | 5,664,186 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017; Elissa Slotkin: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project); Mike Rogers: U.S. House portrait (congress-legislators project). All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Flint.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofflint.com ↗
- 2Michigan HouseState representatives
- 3Michigan SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Michigan
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Flint compares with the towns next door
Flint spent $1,867 per resident in 2022. Most of its neighbors are townships, a different kind of government, so the like-for-like comparison is with similar cities, above. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Genesee Township | $680 | $1,803 |
| Mundy Township | $725 | $2,716 |
| Mount Morris Township | $831 | $1,726 |
| Flint Township | $1,150 | $2,363 |
| Burton | $1,166 | $2,281 |
| Flint | $1,867 | $1,106 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Flint’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Flint’s government
How much does Flint spend per resident?
About $2,533 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. Flint also runs Hurley Medical Center ($460.3 million), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,867 was more than 56% of 16 Michigan cities of 50,000–99,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Flint?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,106 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.07% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.25% across Michigan. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofflint.com.
Who runs Flint’s government?
See cityofflint.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Flint yet.
How did Flint vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 79.9%, Donald J Trump 18.7% (32,296 votes, official results). Genesee County: Harris 51.4%, Trump 47.2%. Michigan: Trump 49.7%, Harris 48.3%.
How many people work for Flint?
577 full-time and 462 part-time employees in March 2025 (plus 2,045 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $19.8M (about $237.7M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Flint in the state legislature?
State Senate District 27 (John Cherry) and State House District 70 (Cynthia Neeley). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Flint’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →