City government · Yakima County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Granger took in $6.3 million and spent $5.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes26%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes26%

Other taxes
14%$895 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$544 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$246 thousand
  • Other licenses$87 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.7%$426 thousand
Property tax
5.6%$355 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$596 thousand
  • Sewer$519 thousand
  • Garbage collection$321 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$715 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.0 million

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$230 thousand
Fines
0.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Housing and community development2.3%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

31%

of Granger's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$260 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
31%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$312 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$89 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$975 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$975 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$540 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$316 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$224 thousand
Housing and community development
2.3%$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$111 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$93 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.5%$78 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$78 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 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 December 31, 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.