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Gila Bend's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gila Bend took in $7.6 million and spent $5.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%State tax money16%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

48%

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

Town taxes59%

Sales tax
48%$3.6 million
Property tax
5.9%$446 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$377 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$280 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$47 thousand
  • Other licenses$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$917 thousand
  • Other service charges$463 thousand
  • Sewer$370 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$63 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Social services13%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending10%

What stands out

13%

of Gila Bend's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.9 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$771 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$757 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$336 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$947 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$915 thousand
  • Airports$32 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$777 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$495 thousand
  • Sewer systems$210 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Social services
13%$683 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$683 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$546 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$546 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.3%$391 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$298 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$79 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$14 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$153 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$153 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gila Bend. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gila Bend 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.