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Valley Grande's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Valley Grande took in $471 thousand and spent $157 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes99%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

93%

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

City taxes99%

Sales tax
93%$437 thousand
Other taxes
6.2%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesTobacco taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Tobacco taxes$16 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$8 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Parks, recreation and libraries35%

What stands out

35%

of Valley Grande's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
35%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Valley Grande. 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 City of Valley Grande 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.