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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Groveton took in $1.3 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)59%City taxes39%Fines and other2.0%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
25%$325 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$128 thousand
Other taxes
4.5%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$782 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$370 thousand
  • Garbage collection$218 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.2%$16 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

55%

of Groveton'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
55%$816 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$374 thousand
  • Sewer systems$258 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$184 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$338 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$225 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$192 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Groveton. 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 Groveton 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.