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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garner took in $5.7 million and spent $4.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other9.3%State tax money8.2%Federal tax money3.2%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

8.9%

of Garner's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes49%

Property tax
38%$2.2 million
Sales tax
8.9%$509 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$45 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$689 thousand
  • Water$366 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$304 thousand
  • Garbage collection$228 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$184 thousand

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$468 thousand

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$28 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$523 thousand
Fines
0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking9.4%All other spending9.9%

What stands out

18%

of Garner's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$966 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$573 thousand
  • Fire protection$257 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$825 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$312 thousand
  • Water supply$300 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$213 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$782 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$554 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$176 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$740 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$554 thousand
  • Libraries$186 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$384 thousand
Housing and community development
4.2%$171 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$157 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.1%$45 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garner. 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 Garner 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.