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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Granbury took in $49.1 million and spent $53.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)49%City taxes45%Fines and other3.7%State tax money1.8%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

21%

of Granbury's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Sales tax
21%$10.5 million
Property tax
14%$6.7 million
Other taxes
9.8%$4.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$924 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$24.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$10.7 million
  • Water$8.6 million
  • Sewer$3.9 million
  • Airport$830 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$189 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$144 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$61 thousand

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$907 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.6 million
Fines
0.5%$251 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt6.4%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

42%

of Granbury's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$22.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$10.7 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
  • Water supply$4.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$11.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$779 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$656 thousand
  • Fire protection$362 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$10.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$942 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$587 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$3.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Airports$680 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$287 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$245 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$42 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$40 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$40 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Granbury. 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 Granbury 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.