Town government · Prowers County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Granada took in $1.5 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)43%County and local tax money42%Town taxes5.9%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money2.9%Fines and other1.8%

What stands out

42%

of Granada's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes5.9%

Sales tax
3.3%$48 thousand
Property tax
1.3%$19 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$629 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$451 thousand
  • Water$124 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand
  • Other service charges$7 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$63 thousand

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$42 thousand

County and local tax money42%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
42%$612 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Fines
1.3%$19 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Parks, recreation and libraries33%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.5%Roads, transit and parking1.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

33%

of Granada'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$680 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$497 thousand
  • Water supply$162 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$493 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$493 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$148 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$143 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.2%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Granada. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Granada 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.