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St. Gabriel's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Gabriel took in $10.1 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes87%State tax money6.6%Fines and other3.8%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)2.2%

What stands out

48%

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

City taxes87%

Sales tax
48%$4.8 million
Property tax
35%$3.5 million
Other taxes
4.7%$479 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$427 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.2%

Fees for services
2.2%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and parks and recreation
  • Sewer$158 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$663 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
3.0%$304 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$81 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries6.9%

What stands out

32%

of St. Gabriel's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$2.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$951 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$404 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$344 thousand
  • Fire protection$343 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.9%$653 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$653 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.9%$502 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$502 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Gabriel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of St. Gabriel 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.