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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Casa Grande took in $171 million and spent $107 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%State tax money21%Fines and other8.9%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

34%

of Casa Grande's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes46%

Sales tax
34%$58.7 million
Other taxes
7.2%$12.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.7%$8.0 million

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$37.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 5 more
  • Sewer$14.5 million
  • Other service charges$9.8 million
  • Garbage collection$8.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
  • Airport$1.1 million
  • Water$249 thousand
  • Transit fares$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.8%$3.1 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$35.7 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$14.6 million
Fines
0.4%$601 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

24%

of Casa Grande's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$39.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$22.0 million
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$25.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Airports$2.2 million
  • Public transit$703 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$14.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$12.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10.3 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$11.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Water supply$328 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$2.8 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$805 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$461 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$461 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$50 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Casa Grande. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Casa 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.