City government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Grosse Pointe took in $14.2 million and spent $15.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (parking)32%State tax money9.6%Fines and other4.7%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

50%

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

City taxes51%

Property tax
50%$7.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$170 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$163 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$4.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$2.6 million
  • Parking$1.9 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$118 thousand

State tax money9.6%

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

From the state
9.6%$1.4 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$295 thousand

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$544 thousand
Fines
0.9%$125 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Sent to other local governments15%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

15%

of Grosse Pointe's 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
36%$5.6 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$4.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$279 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$875 thousand
  • Water supply$78 thousand
Sent to other local governments
15%$2.4 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$2.4 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$825 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$490 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$490 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.2%$339 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$201 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grosse Pointe. 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 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.