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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grafton took in $658 thousand and spent $607 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)57%City taxes16%Fines and other13%State tax money7.0%County and local tax money4.9%Federal tax money2.7%

What stands out

13%

of Grafton's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
10%$69 thousand
Sales tax
5.2%$34 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$376 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$223 thousand
  • Water$74 thousand
  • Sewer$39 thousand
  • Garbage collection$21 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.7%

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

From the federal government
2.7%$18 thousand

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$46 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$32 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

18%

of Grafton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$333 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$225 thousand
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$110 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$55 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$11 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grafton. 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 Grafton 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.