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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gilroy took in $128 million and spent $90.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other18%Federal tax money8.9%State tax money2.7%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

18%

of Gilroy's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes41%

Sales tax
17%$22.0 million
Property tax
16%$20.3 million
Other taxes
8.2%$10.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$7.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$880 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$619 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$36.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$14.0 million
  • Sewer$12.9 million
  • Other service charges$8.7 million
  • Housing$626 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$508 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.9%

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

From the federal government
8.9%$11.4 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$3.4 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$891 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$22.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Running the government and other costs12%Health and hospitals12%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending9.2%

What stands out

12%

of Gilroy's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$29.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14.8 million
  • Fire protection$13.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$930 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$22.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$13.0 million
  • Water supply$9.5 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
12%$10.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$8.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Interest on debt
5.8%$5.2 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Gilroy 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.