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Garden City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Garden City took in $10.3 million and spent $5.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, road charges)51%Town taxes43%Fines and other3.3%State tax money1.8%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

26%

of Garden City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes43%

Other taxes
26%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$1.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$1.4 million
Property tax
3.9%$405 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; road charges and 2 more
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Road charges$973 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$162 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.8%

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

From the state
1.8%$187 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$102 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$346 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development4.0%Roads, transit and parking1.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%

What stands out

55%

of Garden City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$592 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$516 thousand
  • Libraries$76 thousand
Housing and community development
4.0%$202 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.8%$89 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Garden City 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.