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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Grand Island took in $394 million and spent $264 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)71%City taxes20%Fines and other6.1%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

71%

of Grand Island's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes20%

Other taxes
10%$39.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$31.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.1%$24.1 million
Property tax
3.7%$14.5 million

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$282 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$132 million
  • Other service charges$105 million
  • Sewer$23.8 million
  • Water$12.1 million
  • Garbage collection$7.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$10.0 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$24.0 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

56%

of Grand Island's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$147 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$98.2 million
  • Sewer systems$29.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$10.5 million
  • Water supply$8.1 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$53.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$48.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Government buildings$429 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$27.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.7 million
  • Fire protection$9.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$24.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Public transit$1.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$7.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$2.0 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$4.0 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$134 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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