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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Grafton took in $27.5 million and spent $29.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)87%City taxes9.8%Fines and other3.1%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

87%

of Grafton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes9.8%

Other taxes
4.4%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$52 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$44 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
3.1%$846 thousand
Property tax
2.4%$666 thousand

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$23.9 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$20.6 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$503 thousand
  • Garbage collection$324 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 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%$63 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$731 thousand
Fines
0.5%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals79%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Running the government and other costs3.5%Roads, transit and parking1.6%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

79%

of Grafton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
79%$23.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals
  • Hospitals$23.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.2%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$375 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$1.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$772 thousand
  • Fire protection$511 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$83 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$75 thousand
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$364 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$288 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$215 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$139 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$480 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$480 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$242 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$242 thousand
Social services
0.5%$143 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$143 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Grafton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Grafton 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.