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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant City took in $1.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes20%State tax money6.7%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money0.6%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes20%

Sales tax
10%$163 thousand
Property tax
5.1%$80 thousand
Other taxes
4.2%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; tobacco taxes and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$56 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$809 thousand
  • Water$162 thousand
  • Sewer$101 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 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%$10 thousand

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$104 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.5%$7 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs3.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

61%

of Grant City's 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
61%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$726 thousand
  • Water supply$130 thousand
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$37 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$295 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$210 thousand
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$28 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$143 thousand
  • Airports$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.4%$57 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$53 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$16 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grant City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Grant City 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.