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De Graff's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), De Graff took in $398 thousand and spent $717 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, garbage collection)69%State tax money11%Federal tax money6.8%Fines and other6.3%City taxes4.8%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

69%

of De Graff's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes4.8%

Property tax
4.8%$19 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$275 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$334 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand
  • Water$1 thousand
  • Sewer-$77 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.8%

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

From the federal government
6.8%$27 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$44 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$8 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities85%Running the government and other costs6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt1.8%Roads, transit and parking1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

85%

of De Graff's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
85%$610 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$402 thousand
  • Sewer systems$149 thousand
  • Water supply$41 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$45 thousand
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$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$13 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.5%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$8 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Graff. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of De Graff 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.