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Graysville's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Graysville took in $8.4 million and spent $7.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)79%City taxes16%Fines and other3.5%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

79%

of Graysville's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes16%

Sales tax
9.0%$752 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$432 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$291 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$86 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$53 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.6%$136 thousand

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$6.6 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 4 more
  • Gas$4.4 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
1.4%$117 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$296 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt8.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%

What stands out

61%

of Graysville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
61%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Gas supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$974 thousand
  • Water supply$766 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$47 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$832 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$730 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$102 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$595 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on gas supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on gas supply debt$462 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$116 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$562 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$474 thousand
  • Police$88 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$468 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$468 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$402 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$329 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Graysville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Graysville itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.