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Garden City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Garden City took in $20.6 million and spent $18.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)50%City taxes32%Fines and other15%State tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

6.5%

of Garden City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
25%$5.1 million
Sales tax
6.5%$1.3 million
Other taxes
1.3%$268 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$232 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.7%

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

From the state
1.7%$342 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$141 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$3.0 million
Fines
0.6%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%

What stands out

42%

of Garden City'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
42%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.6 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$484 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$527 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$996 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garden City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Garden City 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.