Town government · Choctaw County, AL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gilbertown took in $694 thousand and spent $501 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes75%County and local tax money20%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (airport)0.9%

What stands out

53%

of Gilbertown's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes75%

Sales tax
53%$365 thousand
Other taxes
22%$154 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$80 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.9%

Fees for services
0.9%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesAirport
  • Airport$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money20%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
20%$136 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
3.5%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.8%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.8%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

45%

of Gilbertown's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$226 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$139 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.8%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.8%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$39 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.8%$29 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilbertown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gilbertown 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.