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Grand Marais's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Marais took in $11.1 million and spent $9.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, liquor stores)84%City taxes9.8%County and local tax money2.9%Fines and other1.7%State tax money0.9%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

84%

of Grand Marais' 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 taxes9.8%

Property tax
9.0%$999 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$85 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$79 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services84%

Fees for services
84%$9.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; liquor stores and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.5 million
  • Liquor stores$2.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.7 million
  • Sewer$751 thousand
  • Water$482 thousand
  • Other service charges$145 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$66 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$98 thousand

County and local tax money2.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.9%$323 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$187 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking4.7%Running the government and other costs4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Interest on debt2.6%

What stands out

71%

of Grand Marais' 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
71%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.7 million
  • Liquor stores$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$717 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$374 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$465 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$465 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$394 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$312 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$193 thousand
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$251 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$238 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Marais. 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 Grand Marais 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.