City government · Greene County, MO

Fair Grove's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fair Grove took in $1.3 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%State tax money23%Fees for services (sewer)21%County and local tax money6.4%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

36%

of Fair Grove's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes49%

Sales tax
36%$483 thousand
Property tax
11%$144 thousand
Other taxes
1.6%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$278 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$278 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$302 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$85 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

36%

of Fair Grove's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$459 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$381 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$72 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$6 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$426 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$426 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$293 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$293 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.9%$11 thousand
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$11 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fair Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Fair Grove 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.