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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Grand Tower took in $621 thousand and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)53%State tax money29%Federal tax money6.1%City taxes6.0%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

29%

of Grand Tower's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes6.0%

Other taxes
3.4%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.6%$16 thousand

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$131 thousand
  • Gas$118 thousand
  • Garbage collection$49 thousand
  • Sewer$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$38 thousand

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$178 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities89%Running the government and other costs9.7%Roads, transit and parking0.5%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

89%

of Grand Tower's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
89%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; gas supply and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$706 thousand
  • Gas supply$128 thousand
  • Water supply$100 thousand
  • Sewer systems$79 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$110 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$24 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$3 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Tower. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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