City government · Sibley County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gibbon took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%City taxes31%State tax money23%Fines and other6.9%Federal tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
30%$488 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$584 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$316 thousand
  • Sewer$136 thousand
  • Other service charges$64 thousand
  • Garbage collection$59 thousand
  • Road charges$7 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$41 thousand

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$366 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$11 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$103 thousand
Fines
0.6%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%All other spending9.8%

What stands out

24%

of Gibbon'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$363 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$189 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$63 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$330 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$184 thousand
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$266 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$266 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$180 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$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$96 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$60 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.9%$40 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$40 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gibbon. 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 Gibbon 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.