Town government · Bienville Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gibsland took in $518 thousand and spent $418 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%Town taxes35%Fines and other10%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes35%

Sales tax
24%$123 thousand
Property tax
6.6%$34 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$283 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$177 thousand
  • Sewer$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

56%

of Gibsland'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
56%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$232 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gibsland. 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 Town of Gibsland 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.