City government · Snohomish County, WA

Granite Falls's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Granite Falls took in $10.6 million and spent $6.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%City taxes32%State tax money14%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

17%

of Granite Falls' 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%.

City taxes32%

Other taxes
17%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$937 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$528 thousand
  • Other licenses$227 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
8.5%$902 thousand
Property tax
5.9%$623 thousand

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Other service charges$34 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.5 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$325 thousand
Fines
0.1%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Housing and community development14%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking7.8%All other spending13%

What stands out

14%

of Granite Falls' spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
Housing and community development
14%$921 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$900 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$749 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$90 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$30 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$684 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$294 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$97 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$512 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$512 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$381 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$371 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$313 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$313 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.7%$180 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$180 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Granite Falls. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Granite Falls 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.