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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gray took in $30 thousand and spent $21 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (garbage collection)20%State tax money17%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes60%

Property tax
33%$10 thousand
Sales tax
27%$8 thousand

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$5 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking52%Running the government and other costs43%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%

What stands out

52%

of Gray'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
52%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
43%$9 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$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gray. 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 Gray 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.