County government · Gilchrist County, FL

Gilchrist County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gilchrist County took in $32.1 million and spent $32.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes43%State tax money24%Fines and other13%Fees for services (parks and recreation, garbage collection)9.8%Local tax money6.8%Federal tax money3.5%

What stands out

6.8%

of Gilchrist County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

County taxes43%

Property tax
31%$9.8 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$581 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$208 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$166 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.2%$1.7 million

Fees for services9.8%

Fees for services
9.8%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$612 thousand
  • Garbage collection$251 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.5%

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

From the federal government
3.5%$1.1 million

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$7.7 million

Local tax money6.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
6.8%$2.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$4.1 million
Fines
0.2%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Health and hospitals7.5%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.4%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

46%

of Gilchrist County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$14.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$7.4 million
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$395 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$922 thousand
Health and hospitals
7.5%$2.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.4 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.4%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$979 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$722 thousand
  • Libraries$257 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.8%$570 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$570 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$536 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$470 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$470 thousand
Social services
1.0%$316 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$316 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Gilchrist County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Gilchrist County 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.