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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Gillespie took in $4.8 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)49%State tax money33%City taxes12%Fines and other5.3%

What stands out

33%

of Gillespie's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
8.4%$406 thousand
Other taxes
3.9%$186 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$160 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Sewer$389 thousand
  • Other service charges$385 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$323 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.6 million

Fines and other5.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$214 thousand
Fines
0.9%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.0%Interest on debt6.3%

What stands out

11%

of Gillespie's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$435 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$732 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$732 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$483 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$415 thousand
  • Libraries$68 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$402 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)$226 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$283 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gillespie. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Gillespie 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.