Town government · Weld County, CO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilcrest took in $1.7 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)36%State tax money14%County and local tax money8.0%Fines and other5.6%

What stands out

12%

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

Town taxes37%

Property tax
16%$284 thousand
Sales tax
12%$203 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$90 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand
  • Other licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$619 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$293 thousand
  • Water$207 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$241 thousand

County and local tax money8.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.0%$139 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Fines
4.1%$71 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Health and hospitals3.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

38%

of Gilcrest'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
38%$416 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$416 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$352 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$192 thousand
  • Sewer systems$160 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$155 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$81 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.9%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilcrest. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gilcrest 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.