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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gibraltar took in $7.5 million and spent $11.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money22%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

41%

of Gibraltar's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes41%

Property tax
41%$3.1 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Water$865 thousand
  • Other service charges$93 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$60 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.7 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$255 thousand
Fines
0.2%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt2.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

32%

of Gibraltar's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$3.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$289 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$70 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$200 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$136 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$287 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gibraltar. 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 Gibraltar 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.