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Grand Junction's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Junction took in $211 million and spent $242 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)29%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money6.5%Federal tax money5.4%State tax money3.5%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax
38%$80.2 million
Property tax
6.1%$12.8 million
Other taxes
4.5%$9.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$4.0 million
  • Other licenses$256 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$243 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$60 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$61.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 5 more
  • Other service charges$26.1 million
  • Sewer$15.3 million
  • Water$9.1 million
  • Garbage collection$5.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.4 million
  • Parking$501 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$236 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.4%

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

From the federal government
5.4%$11.3 million

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$7.3 million

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$13.6 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$13.8 million
Fines
0.2%$448 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

23%

of Grand Junction's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$73.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$40.3 million
  • Fire protection$30.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
  • Inspections and regulation$723 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$55.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$14.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.7 million
  • Government buildings$5.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$42.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$24.1 million
  • Water supply$12.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
15%$35.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$34.7 million
  • Parking$579 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$23.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$23.4 million
Housing and community development
2.7%$6.5 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$4.6 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.4 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$215 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$365 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$365 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Junction. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Grand Junction 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.