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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Granite City took in $67.3 million and spent $69.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer)17%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money1.8%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

30%

of Granite City's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
34%$23.0 million
Sales tax
5.2%$3.5 million
Other taxes
2.7%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$687 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$11.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer and other service charges
  • Sewer$9.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$734 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$19.9 million

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$1.2 million

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$5.6 million
Fines
0.5%$324 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Granite City's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$29.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15.6 million
  • Fire protection$14.2 million
Running the government and other costs
26%$17.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$11.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
Interest on debt
14%$9.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$356 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$356 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$235 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$235 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Granite City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Granite 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.