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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Griswold took in $1.6 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.0%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes40%

Property tax
24%$374 thousand
Sales tax
12%$196 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$54 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$607 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$290 thousand
  • Water$209 thousand
  • Other service charges$91 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$94 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$174 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$50 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$29 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Roads, transit and parking24%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending13%

What stands out

6.7%

of Griswold's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$340 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$182 thousand
  • Sewer systems$144 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$284 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$284 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$164 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$128 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$67 thousand
  • Fire protection$49 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.7%$80 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$80 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.1%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Griswold. 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 Griswold 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.