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Grover Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grover Beach took in $28.3 million and spent $28.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.8%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

26%

of Grover Beach's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes57%

Other taxes
26%$7.4 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$952 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$810 thousand
  • Other licenses$294 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$157 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$93 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
21%$6.1 million
Sales tax
9.1%$2.6 million

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$3.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$2.9 million

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$531 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$613 thousand
Fines
0.2%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Interest on debt4.9%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$9.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$4.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
Interest on debt
4.9%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$20 thousand
Housing and community development
2.0%$578 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$550 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$550 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grover Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Grover Beach 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.