City government · Franklin County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grove took in $64.0 million and spent $54.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%State tax money25%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)5.0%Fines and other3.9%

What stands out

46%

of Grove's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Individual income tax
46%$29.2 million
Business income tax
8.6%$5.5 million
Property tax
6.0%$3.8 million
Other taxes
5.9%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$516 thousand
  • Other licenses$288 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services5.0%

Fees for services
5.0%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Water$688 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$4 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$15.9 million

Fines and other3.9%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$2.0 million
Fines
0.8%$532 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.3%

What stands out

41%

of Grove'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
41%$22.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.3 million
  • Government buildings$5.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$14.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$12.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$416 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$11.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
  • Parking$411 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$3.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$1.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$71 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.3%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$236 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grove. 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 Grove 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.