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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grosse Pointe Park took in $23.1 million and spent $29.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (parking)32%State tax money12%Fines and other3.9%Federal tax money<0.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of Grosse Pointe Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes52%

Property tax
51%$11.9 million
Other taxes
1.1%$265 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$210 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$7.3 million
  • Parking$49 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%$20 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.7 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$18 thousand

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$599 thousand
Fines
1.3%$302 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking12%Sent to other local governments11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

11%

of Grosse Pointe Park's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$13.2 million
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$12.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$452 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$434 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
12%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Sent to other local governments
11%$3.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$575 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$333 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$242 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$257 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grosse Pointe Park. 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 Park 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.