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Gilmore City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gilmore City took in $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)79%City taxes10%Federal tax money3.7%State tax money3.0%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

79%

of Gilmore City'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 taxes10%

Property tax
6.8%$153 thousand
Sales tax
3.0%$68 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$1.4 million
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$83 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$68 thousand

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$57 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs5.1%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%Interest on debt2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

80%

of Gilmore City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$1.5 million
  • Water supply$329 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
  • Sewer systems$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$125 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$36 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$102 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$72 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$69 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$34 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$27 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$7 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$27 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$27 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gilmore City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gilmore City 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.