Granite City, IL
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Granite CityIL averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $116,558 +2.5% yr/yr · +23.6% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$69.8M (FY2023)
Total spending$66.3M (FY2023)
Taxes$21.8M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$163.7M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$2,411 (FY2023)
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Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Sep 15, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Oct 6, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Recent meetings
Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue Jun 2, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue May 19, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
Tue May 5, 2026 · 19:00
City Council
2000 Edison Ave, Granite City
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $15.3M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · ARMOURDALE SHAWNEE AVENUE PUMP STATION |
| $9.1M | KAMEX, INC. Department of Defense · WOOD RIVER SEWER SEPARATION PROJECT |
| $4.5M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · CARLYLE LAKE MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS |
| $4.1M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · 2018 AND 2020 EVENT EROSION REPAIRS FOR GREGORY D&LD ELEVATOR AND TWO |
| $4.0M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · FY23 BRANDON, MARSEILLES, PEORIA AND STARVED ROCK LOCKS DEWATER SUPPLY |
| $4.0M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · STORM DAMAGES & ROAD MAINTENANCE RISK REDUCTION |
| $3.9M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · CRANE BARGE |
| $3.1M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · REPAIRS AT CARLYLE LAKE, IL |
| $2.7M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · LOCK AND DAM 25 HORIZONTAL RESURFACING OF LOCK WALL |
| $2.6M | SUPPLIED INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC. Department of Defense · CRANE RENTAL |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Madison County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities3 (2 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments5,659 (93,915 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,215/mo (696 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy14.7% (low numeracy 24% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$69.8M
Annual budget
$163.7M
Debt outstanding
19
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$69.8M
Spending$66.3M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$163.7M
Debt-to-revenue2.35×
Debt-load index82 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.