City government · Gooding County, ID

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gooding took in $5.3 million and spent $6.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)52%City taxes27%State tax money11%Fines and other7.0%Federal tax money3.6%

What stands out

52%

of Gooding's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
25%$1.3 million
Other taxes
2.1%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$67 thousand
  • Other licenses$38 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$365 thousand
  • Airport$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$193 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$580 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$335 thousand
Fines
0.8%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs6.6%Interest on debt5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

36%

of Gooding's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$1.6 million
  • Roads and highways$602 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$652 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$374 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$835 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$835 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$396 thousand
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)$334 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$62 thousand
Interest on debt
5.2%$314 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$312 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gooding. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Gooding 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.