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Grant's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant took in $2.0 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%Fines and other8.4%State tax money4.7%Fees for services1.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

67%

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

City taxes85%

Property tax
67%$1.3 million
Other taxes
18%$361 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$281 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$25 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.7%

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

From the state
4.7%$93 thousand

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$8 thousand

Fines and other8.4%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$152 thousand
Fines
0.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Grant's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$891 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$891 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$564 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$295 thousand
  • Police$269 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$276 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$179 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$83 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$64 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$64 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grant. 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 Grant 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.