City government · Delta County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Gladstone took in $15.1 million and spent $14.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)59%City taxes14%Fines and other13%State tax money10%Federal tax money3.3%

What stands out

13%

of Gladstone's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.6%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$93 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$8.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.4 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Housing$638 thousand
  • Garbage collection$601 thousand
  • Other service charges$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$499 thousand

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$1.6 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$1.9 million
Fines
0.4%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Housing and community development9.4%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

9.4%

of Gladstone's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$820 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$222 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$399 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$120 thousand
Housing and community development
9.4%$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$609 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$609 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$125 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$11 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$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gladstone. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. 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 Gladstone 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.