City government · Itasca County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Rapids took in $39.2 million and spent $43.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%City taxes27%County and local tax money19%Fines and other10%Federal tax money7.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)6.4%

What stands out

19%

of Grand Rapids' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
22%$8.7 million
Sales tax
4.0%$1.6 million
Other taxes
1.1%$441 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$394 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$45 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services6.4%

Fees for services
6.4%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 2 more
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Road charges$853 thousand
  • Airport$140 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

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

From the federal government
7.3%$2.8 million

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$11.6 million

County and local tax money19%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
19%$7.6 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$3.8 million
Fines
0.3%$111 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

34%

of Grand Rapids' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
34%$15.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$13.8 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$8.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$670 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$6.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$575 thousand
  • Government buildings$473 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$322 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.9 million
  • Fire protection$982 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$1.0 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Rapids. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Grand Rapids 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.