City government · Perkins County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Grant took in $6.9 million and spent $9.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)61%Federal tax money15%City taxes15%Fines and other5.3%State tax money3.4%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes15%

Other taxes
7.2%$498 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$394 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.6%$320 thousand
Sales tax
2.9%$201 thousand

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$206 thousand
  • Garbage collection$158 thousand
  • Sewer$114 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$53 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$1.0 million

State tax money3.4%

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

From the state
3.4%$239 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$367 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails1.0%All other spending1.1%

What stands out

33%

of Grant's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
33%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$778 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$2.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$216 thousand
  • Water supply$172 thousand
  • Sewer systems$103 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$1.9 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$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$376 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Government buildings$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.2 million
  • Roads and highways$584 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.0%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$58 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Social services
0.6%$55 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$55 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$39 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$39 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$5 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 September 30, 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.