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Grove Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Grove Hill took in $13.9 million and spent $18.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, gas)74%Town taxes18%State tax money5.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

12%

of Grove Hill's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes18%

Sales tax
12%$1.6 million
Other taxes
5.1%$713 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 6 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$358 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$175 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$63 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$53 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$42 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
0.8%$107 thousand

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; gas and 3 more
  • Hospital bills$9.9 million
  • Gas$313 thousand
  • Airport$18 thousand
  • Electric power$16 thousand
  • Transit fares$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$782 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$358 thousand
Fines
0.6%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals92%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.9%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

92%

of Grove Hill's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
92%$16.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$16.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.9%$713 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$713 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$346 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$269 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$268 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Libraries$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grove Hill. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Grove Hill 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.