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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Graettinger took in $3.2 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)73%City taxes12%State tax money6.6%County and local tax money3.9%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

73%

of Graettinger's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
8.5%$276 thousand
Sales tax
3.6%$117 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Gas$442 thousand
  • Sewer$136 thousand
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$59 thousand

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$213 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$125 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities78%Roads, transit and parking6.9%Running the government and other costs5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

78%

of Graettinger'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
78%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.8 million
  • Gas supply$400 thousand
  • Water supply$237 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.9%$230 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$230 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$175 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$76 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$161 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
  • Libraries$55 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$59 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$59 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$59 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$37 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Graettinger. 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 Graettinger 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.