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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Grant took in $937 thousand and spent $729 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Town taxes35%Fees for services (garbage collection)12%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money1.2%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

11%

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

Town taxes35%

Property tax
34%$317 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$109 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$109 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%$103 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$380 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Running the government and other costs13%Health and hospitals7.0%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Grant's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$342 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$342 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$119 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$106 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$106 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$98 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)$52 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.0%$51 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$51 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Grant. 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 Grant 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.