City government · Grand Forks County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Grand Forks took in $187 million and spent $122 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other16%State tax money15%Federal tax money6.5%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

15%

of Grand Forks' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes34%

Sales tax
17%$31.9 million
Property tax
12%$22.4 million
Other taxes
5.3%$9.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$424 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$365 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$43.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$13.7 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Garbage collection$11.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million
  • Parking$110 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$12.2 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$28.9 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$8.7 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$28.8 million
Fines
0.4%$744 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

19%

of Grand Forks' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$38.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.1 million
  • Water supply$12.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$28.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$988 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$23.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$13.9 million
  • Public transit$9.3 million
  • Parking$545 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$13.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$6.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.9 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grand Forks. 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 Grand Forks 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.