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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grove took in $26.8 million and spent $21.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (gas, water)40%Federal tax money9.6%Fines and other5.0%State tax money1.1%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax

40%$10.8 million

Other taxes

3.5%$944 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more

Public utility taxes$502 thousand
Other selective sales taxes$214 thousand
Other licenses$160 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

0.3%$87 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services

40%$10.8 million

What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 5 more

Gas$5.0 million
Water$3.4 million
Sewer$1.1 million
Garbage collection$693 thousand
Airport$376 thousand
Other service charges$82 thousand
Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.6%

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

From the federal government

9.6%$2.6 million

State tax money1.1%

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

From the state

1.1%$297 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other

4.7%$1.3 million

Fines

0.3%$88 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Roads, transit and parking25%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

25%

of Grove's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

40%$8.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more

Gas supply$3.7 million
Water supply$2.2 million
Sewer systems$1.9 million
Garbage and solid waste$683 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

25%$5.4 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways

Airports$3.3 million
Roads and highways$2.0 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

19%$4.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$2.5 million
Fire protection$1.2 million
Inspections and regulation$279 thousand
Courts and legal services$157 thousand

Running the government and other costs

11%$2.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Government buildings$704 thousand
Other and not broken out$422 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$97 thousand
Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

3.7%$791 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$756 thousand
Libraries$35 thousand

Interest on debt

1.7%$366 thousand

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more

Interest on general debt$333 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$25 thousand
Interest on gas supply debt$8 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grove. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.