City government · Greene County, IA

Grand Junction's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grand Junction took in $1.0 million and spent $849 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)45%City taxes32%State tax money14%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
20%$202 thousand
Sales tax
12%$120 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$458 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 4 more
  • Sewer$156 thousand
  • Other service charges$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand
  • Water$2 thousand
  • Housing$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$142 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Running the government and other costs29%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.9%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

38%

of Grand Junction's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$322 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$286 thousand
  • Airports$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$244 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$182 thousand
  • Government buildings$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$154 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
  • Libraries$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$46 thousand
  • Fire protection$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$16 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$16 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Junction. 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 Grand Junction 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.