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Grain Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grain Valley took in $22.0 million and spent $14.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Fines and other19%State tax money3.6%Federal tax money2.0%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

15%

of Grain Valley's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes41%

Property tax
20%$4.4 million
Sales tax
15%$3.2 million
Other taxes
6.5%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$55 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$7.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.5 million
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$474 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$364 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$436 thousand

State tax money3.6%

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

From the state
3.6%$798 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$393 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$4.1 million
Fines
0.3%$75 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Running the government and other costs8.3%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

43%

of Grain Valley's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$3.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$2.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$346 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$195 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
8.3%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$912 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$76 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$68 thousand
Interest on debt
4.9%$710 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grain Valley. 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 Grain Valley 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.