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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gosnell took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes24%County and local tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)24%State tax money14%Fines and other13%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

24%

of Gosnell's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes24%

Sales tax
11%$218 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$195 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$92 thousand

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$489 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$216 thousand
  • Sewer$214 thousand
  • Other service charges$59 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$6 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$289 thousand

County and local tax money24%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
24%$502 thousand

Fines and other13%

Fines
7.1%$146 thousand
Interest, rents and other
6.4%$133 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries<0.1%

What stands out

29%

of Gosnell's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$660 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$657 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$599 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$522 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$506 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$323 thousand
  • Sewer systems$183 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$271 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$271 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gosnell. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 City of Gosnell 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.