City government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Groton took in $4.8 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes32%Federal tax money4.8%Fines and other2.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes32%

Property tax
16%$791 thousand
Sales tax
15%$710 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$1.9 million
  • Water$474 thousand
  • Sewer$245 thousand
  • Garbage collection$135 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.8%

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

From the federal government
4.8%$234 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$77 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%$1 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$131 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

8.9%

of Groton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; electric power and 2 more
  • Water supply$700 thousand
  • Electric power$241 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
  • Sewer systems$126 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$977 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$505 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
  • Government buildings$23 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$342 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$301 thousand
  • Airports$38 thousand
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.9%$277 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$265 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$193 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$106 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Groton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Groton 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.