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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garden Grove took in $253 thousand and spent $243 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)45%City taxes24%County and local tax money9.5%State tax money7.5%Fines and other7.5%Federal tax money5.9%

What stands out

9.5%

of Garden Grove's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$43 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$16 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$115 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$47 thousand
  • Sewer$29 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government
5.9%$15 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$19 thousand

County and local tax money9.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
9.5%$24 thousand

Fines and other7.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt6.2%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

6.2%

of Garden Grove's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$97 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$44 thousand
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$73 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$17 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$15 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garden Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Garden Grove 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.