City government · Crawford County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grayling took in $7.2 million and spent $10.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (housing, sewer)35%Federal tax money24%City taxes23%State tax money9.6%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money4.4%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes23%

Property tax
14%$1.0 million
Individual income tax
8.5%$610 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHousing; sewer and 3 more
  • Housing$978 thousand
  • Sewer$593 thousand
  • Water$459 thousand
  • Other service charges$422 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$1.7 million

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$691 thousand

County and local tax money4.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.4%$315 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$355 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs62%Housing and community development23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Health and hospitals2.2%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

23%

of Grayling's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
62%$6.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$197 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
Housing and community development
23%$2.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$981 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$557 thousand
  • Sewer systems$424 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$261 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$261 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$240 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$240 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$49 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$34 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$23 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$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grayling. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Grayling 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.