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Grosse Pointe Farms's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grosse Pointe Farms took in $29.0 million and spent $30.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (parking)32%State tax money8.3%Fines and other3.7%Federal tax money1.7%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes54%

Property tax
52%$14.9 million
Other taxes
2.2%$634 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$632 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$9.0 million
  • Parking$411 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$499 thousand

State tax money8.3%

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

From the state
8.3%$2.4 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$39 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$755 thousand
Fines
1.1%$325 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

9.1%

of Grosse Pointe Farms' spending goes to local governments.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
41%$12.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$7.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$3.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.2 million
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$2.8 million
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$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$390 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$433 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$217 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$216 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grosse Pointe Farms. 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 Grosse Pointe Farms 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.