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La Grande's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), La Grande took in $21.3 million and spent $17.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money9.2%County and local tax money5.9%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

5.9%

of La Grande's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes44%

Property tax
30%$6.3 million
Other taxes
14%$3.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$785 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$2.0 million

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$1.3 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$510 thousand
Fines
0.4%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Housing and community development2.2%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

0.2%

of La Grande's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
39%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$510 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.0 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$586 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$499 thousand
  • Government buildings$296 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$657 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$385 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.1%$360 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$309 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Grande. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of La Grande 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.