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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilead took in $947 thousand and spent $703 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money28%Fees for services1.0%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

70%

of Gilead's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
70%$661 thousand

Fees for services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$9 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$269 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments43%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking12%Schools and colleges11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.6%All other spending8.8%

What stands out

43%

of Gilead's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
43%$304 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$304 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$145 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$74 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$83 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$83 thousand
Schools and colleges
11%$77 thousand
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.6%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$29 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$9 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Social services
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gilead. 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 Town of Gilead 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.