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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Graham took in $40.6 million and spent $38.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)67%City taxes24%County and local tax money4.9%Fines and other3.5%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

67%

of Graham's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
15%$5.9 million
Sales tax
6.5%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.6%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$753 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$199 thousand
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$27.2 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$18.8 million
  • Water$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$409 thousand
  • Airport$276 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$421 thousand

County and local tax money4.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.9%$2.0 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.3 million
Fines
0.4%$150 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%Running the government and other costs3.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

66%

of Graham's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
66%$25.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$25.2 million
  • Public health$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$990 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$997 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$112 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$110 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
  • Libraries$380 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.6%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$586 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$498 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$178 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$834 thousand
  • Airports$337 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$684 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$575 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$109 thousand
Social services
0.2%$63 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Graham. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Graham 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.