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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Granger took in $2.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes56%Fees for services (water, sewer)42%Fines and other1.1%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

46%

of Granger's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes56%

Property tax
46%$915 thousand
Sales tax
5.4%$106 thousand
Other taxes
4.8%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$83 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$833 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$393 thousand
  • Sewer$251 thousand
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.7%$13 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking5.2%Interest on debt1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Granger's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$850 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$500 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$197 thousand
  • Sewer systems$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$459 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$216 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$322 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$259 thousand
  • Fire protection$40 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.2%$91 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$91 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Granger. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Granger 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.