City government · Hall County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gainesville took in $241 million and spent $194 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%City taxes24%Fines and other16%County and local tax money12%Federal tax money1.5%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

12%

of Gainesville's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$41.1 million
Other taxes
7.4%$17.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 6 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.2 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.8 million
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.5 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$547 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$170 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$107 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$61.5 million
  • Water$30.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
  • Other service charges$3.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.3 million
  • Airport$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.5%

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

From the federal government
1.5%$3.6 million

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$2.5 million

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$29.4 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$38.0 million
Fines
0.7%$1.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

20%

of Gainesville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$69.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$36.3 million
  • Sewer systems$29.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$54.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$27.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$837 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$37.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$16.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.5 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$686 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$473 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$9.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Interest on debt
2.6%$5.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$764 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$639 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$639 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$189 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$30 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gainesville. 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 City of Gainesville 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.