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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grand River took in $333 thousand and spent $197 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money37%Fines and other25%City taxes12%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (sewer)7.8%State tax money7.2%

What stands out

37%

of Grand River'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 taxes12%

Sales tax
6.9%$23 thousand
Property tax
4.5%$15 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.8%

Fees for services
7.8%$26 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$37 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$24 thousand

County and local tax money37%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
37%$124 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$82 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs65%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Police, fire, courts and jails9.6%Roads, transit and parking7.1%

What stands out

65%

of Grand River's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
65%$129 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$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$35 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.6%$19 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$14 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand River. 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 River 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.