City government · Norman County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gary took in $2.6 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)52%State tax money44%City taxes2.2%Fines and other1.7%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes2.2%

Property tax
2.2%$59 thousand

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$115 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand
  • Garbage collection$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$11 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$1.2 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Running the government and other costs5.8%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Police, fire, courts and jails3.5%Interest on debt1.9%

What stands out

77%

of Gary'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
77%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$50 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$130 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$130 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$101 thousand
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$65 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$62 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$34 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gary. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gary 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.