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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Griffin took in $141 million and spent $110 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)74%County and local tax money8.5%City taxes7.1%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

74%

of Griffin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes7.1%

Property tax
3.8%$5.4 million
Other taxes
3.3%$4.7 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$686 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$495 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$461 thousand
  • Other licenses$461 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$214 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$132 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services74%

Fees for services
74%$105 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$58.1 million
  • Sewer$21.6 million
  • Water$11.3 million
  • Garbage collection$10.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.7 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$843 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$8.0 million

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$2.1 million

County and local tax money8.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.5%$11.9 million

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$2.9 million
Fines
0.6%$875 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt2.3%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

67%

of Griffin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$73.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$51.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.7 million
  • Water supply$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$16.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$634 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$12.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$611 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$349 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$4.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.3 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.9 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$608 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$453 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$365 thousand
  • Libraries$88 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$157 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$157 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$139 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$139 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Griffin. 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 Griffin 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.