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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grovetown took in $19.8 million and spent $15.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)37%County and local tax money29%City taxes27%Federal tax money4.3%Fines and other2.6%State tax money0.6%

What stands out

29%

of Grovetown's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
16%$3.2 million
Other taxes
10%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$901 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$558 thousand
  • Other licenses$357 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$152 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$67 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 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%$847 thousand

State tax money0.6%

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

From the state
0.6%$123 thousand

County and local tax money29%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
29%$5.6 million

Fines and other2.6%

Fines
2.4%$475 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt5.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

30%

of Grovetown's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$509 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$4.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$2.2 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$280 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
5.4%$828 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$416 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$412 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$514 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$514 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grovetown. 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 City of Grovetown 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.