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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Garfield took in $41.6 million and spent $35.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (water, housing)18%Fines and other14%Federal tax money4.3%State tax money0.5%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of Garfield's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes63%

Property tax
62%$25.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$321 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$282 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 4 more
  • Water$3.2 million
  • Housing$2.5 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parking$220 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.8 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$193 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%$35 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
12%$4.9 million
Fines
2.4%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking5.6%Parks, recreation and libraries5.0%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

36%

of Garfield's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$12.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$828 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$704 thousand
  • Government buildings$142 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$10.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$9.1 million
  • Fire protection$734 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$630 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$267 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$6.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.1 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.0%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$922 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$852 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$869 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$731 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$138 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.4%$511 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$511 thousand
Housing and community development
1.3%$471 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$184 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$184 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Garfield. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Garfield 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.