City government · Lincoln Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grambling took in $5.2 million and spent $5.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%Federal tax money25%State tax money6.2%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
21%$1.1 million
Property tax
15%$803 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$136 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$91 thousand
  • Other licenses$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$737 thousand
  • Water$462 thousand
  • Garbage collection$197 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money25%

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

From the federal government
25%$1.3 million

State tax money6.2%

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

From the state
6.2%$326 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Fines
3.1%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development8.5%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

47%

of Grambling's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$907 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$698 thousand
  • Water supply$555 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$417 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$673 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$517 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$104 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$52 thousand
Housing and community development
8.5%$494 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$159 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$159 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grambling. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Grambling 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.