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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gretna took in $25.4 million and spent $27.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes82%Fines and other17%Fees for services (parking)0.8%

What stands out

39%

of Gretna's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes82%

Sales tax
39%$10.0 million
Property tax
37%$9.3 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$402 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$191 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParking and other government-run businesses
  • Parking$187 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other17%

Fines
12%$3.1 million
Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.2 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Roads, transit and parking26%Health and hospitals7.6%Running the government and other costs7.5%Interest on debt6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%

What stands out

7.6%

of Gretna's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$12.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
26%$7.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.0 million
Health and hospitals
7.6%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$690 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gretna. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gretna 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.