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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaston took in $1.1 million and spent $467 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)62%Federal tax money20%Town taxes12%County and local tax money5.5%

What stands out

20%

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

Town taxes12%

Property tax
11%$127 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$696 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$242 thousand
  • Other service charges$227 thousand
  • Water$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$228 thousand

County and local tax money5.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.5%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs81%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.4%Interest on debt4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

81%

of Gaston'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
81%$378 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$341 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.9%$37 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Water supply$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.4%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
Interest on debt
4.7%$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gaston. 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 Gaston 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.