City government · Grundy County, IA

Grundy Center's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grundy Center took in $5.4 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water, hospital bills)41%State tax money12%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money2.5%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
35%$1.9 million
Sales tax
6.6%$356 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$42 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$36 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; hospital bills and 3 more
  • Water$643 thousand
  • Hospital bills$564 thousand
  • Sewer$563 thousand
  • Garbage collection$377 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 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 money12%

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

From the state
12%$626 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$134 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$173 thousand
Fines
0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs14%Health and hospitals13%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending18%

What stands out

13%

of Grundy Center'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
30%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$628 thousand
  • Sewer systems$341 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$331 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$624 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$544 thousand
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$596 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$423 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$558 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$558 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$534 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$530 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$517 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$307 thousand
  • Libraries$210 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$219 thousand
Housing and community development
0.8%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grundy Center. 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 Grundy Center 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.