Town government · Wood County, WI

Grand Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grand Rapids took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes42%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)14%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money6.9%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

14%

of Grand Rapids' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes42%

Property tax
40%$1.4 million
Other taxes
2.2%$76 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$64 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$472 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$466 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 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%$388 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$690 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$236 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$140 thousand
Fines
1.5%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals4.3%All other spending1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Grand Rapids' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$835 thousand
  • Fire protection$276 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$39 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$777 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$734 thousand
  • Airports$43 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$470 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$470 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$395 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$305 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$128 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$128 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grand Rapids. 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 Town of Grand Rapids 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.