ZIP 58202 · Grand Forks, ND

Four governments run on your community's money

From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Your state

State of North Dakota

$9.67 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes50%Federal tax money24%Fines and other17%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)8.7%Local tax money0.5%
Full North Dakota breakdown

What stands out

34%

of North Dakota's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical state government gets 10%.

State taxes50%

Other taxes
34%$3.91 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other selective sales taxes and 13 more
  • Severance taxes$3.10 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$201 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$189 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$122 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$75.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$35.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$26.4 million
  • Tobacco taxes$21.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$19.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$10.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$5.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$4.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$413 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$1.32 billion
Individual income tax
3.1%$356 million
Business income tax
2.2%$256 million
Property tax
<0.1%$5.8 million

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.01 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; college tuition and 9 more
  • Other government-run businesses$419 million
  • College tuition$367 million
  • University housing and dining$114 million
  • Other service charges$57.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$30.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
  • Other education charges$6.5 million
  • Housing$4.6 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Hospital bills$1.4 million
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$2.78 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$59.1 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.93 billion
Fines
0.2%$23.8 million
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Where the money goes

Sent to local governments28%Social services22%Schools and colleges15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending14%

What stands out

11%

of North Dakota's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full North Dakota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
28%$2.71 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.54 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$727 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$196 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$108 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$96.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$16.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$11.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$5.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$991 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$274 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: police$20 thousand
Social services
22%$2.11 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$2.08 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$14.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$13.2 million
  • Veterans' services$1.4 million
Schools and colleges
15%$1.49 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.18 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$119 million
  • Other education$100 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$88.5 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.02 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 4 more
  • Other government-run businesses$414 million
  • Other and not broken out$343 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.0 million
  • Other government administration$22.1 million
  • Government buildings$11.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$982 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$979 million
  • Airports$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$366 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$152 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 million
  • Police$47.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$45.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$314 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$314 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$308 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$258 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$207 million
  • Hospitals$51.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$61.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$56.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$40.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36.9 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$16.7 million
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Your county

Grand Forks County

$61.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes38%State tax money35%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)9.0%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

11%

of Grand Forks County's money comes from federal tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 3.6%.

Full Grand Forks County breakdown

County taxes38%

Property tax
38%$22.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$91 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services9.0%

Fees for services
9.0%$5.3 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 1 more
  • Other service charges$3.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$838 thousand
  • Road charges$608 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%$6.4 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$20.6 million

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.1%$4.2 million
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Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Social services13%Environment and natural resources5.4%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

13%

of Grand Forks County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Full Grand Forks County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$23.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$21.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$12.8 million
  • Police$6.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.8 million
Social services
13%$7.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7.9 million
Environment and natural resources
5.4%$3.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$882 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$882 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
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Your city

City of Grand Forks

$122 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes34%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other16%State tax money15%Federal tax money6.5%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

15%

of Grand Forks' money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Full Grand Forks breakdown

City taxes34%

Sales tax
17%$31.9 million
Property tax
12%$22.4 million
Other taxes
5.3%$9.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Other licenses$3.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$424 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$365 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$43.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$13.7 million
  • Sewer$11.9 million
  • Garbage collection$11.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Transit fares$1.2 million
  • Parking$110 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$12.2 million

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$28.9 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$8.7 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$28.8 million
Fines
0.4%$744 thousand
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Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

19%

of Grand Forks' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Full Grand Forks breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$38.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$13.1 million
  • Water supply$12.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$12.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$28.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$9.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$988 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$23.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$13.9 million
  • Public transit$9.3 million
  • Parking$545 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$13.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$6.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$6.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.6 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Housing and community development
1.6%$1.9 million
Grand Forks page →

Your schools

Grand Forks Public School District 1

$164 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money55%School district taxes21%Fines and other17%County and local tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.9%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.6%
Full Grand Forks Public School District 1 breakdown

What stands out

17%

of Grand Forks Public School District 1's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 3.7%.

School district taxes21%

Property tax
21%$35.7 million

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.2 million
  • Other school charges$438 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$182 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$3.3 million

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$93.5 million

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$6.4 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$28.8 million
Grand Forks Public School District 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges98%Sent to other local governments2.4%
Full Grand Forks Public School District 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
98%$160 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$160 million
Sent to other local governments
2.4%$4.0 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to school districts
  • Sent to the state government$3.2 million
  • Sent to school districts$732 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$22 thousand
Grand Forks Public School District 1 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of North Dakota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Grand Forks County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

City of Grand Forks. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Grand Forks Public School District 1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.