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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gilbert took in $623 million and spent $507 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%State tax money28%Fines and other9.4%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Town taxes31%

Sales tax
25%$156 million
Property tax
5.5%$34.0 million
Other taxes
0.9%$5.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.7 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$192 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$74.0 million
  • Sewer$43.1 million
  • Garbage collection$34.3 million
  • Other service charges$27.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
  • Road charges$4.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$506 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$2.7 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$173 million

Fines and other9.4%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$55.2 million
Fines
0.5%$3.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

7.1%

of Gilbert's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$160 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$103 million
  • Fire protection$51.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$4.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$97.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$42.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$29.0 million
  • Sewer systems$25.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$85.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$84.1 million
  • Public transit$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$72.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$25.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$45.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45.8 million
Interest on debt
7.1%$35.8 million
Housing and community development
2.1%$10.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Town of Gilbert 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.