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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Granger took in $4.5 million and spent $3.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money5.1%Fines and other3.9%County and local tax money3.0%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

39%

of Granger's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
39%$1.8 million
Sales tax
8.2%$373 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$100 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$100 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$780 thousand
  • Sewer$656 thousand
  • Garbage collection$118 thousand
  • Other service charges$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$112 thousand

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$232 thousand

County and local tax money3.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.0%$135 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$175 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending13%

What stands out

8.3%

of Granger's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$669 thousand
  • Sewer systems$255 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$573 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$377 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$132 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$436 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$203 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$415 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Libraries$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$395 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$395 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.3%$273 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$273 thousand
Interest on debt
4.4%$146 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$123 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$23 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$13 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Granger. 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 Granger 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.