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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilbert took in $7.3 million and spent $9.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, electric power)42%State tax money33%City taxes15%County and local tax money5.6%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
15%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; electric power and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Electric power$976 thousand
  • Other service charges$364 thousand
  • Water$241 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
  • Garbage collection$110 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$145 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.4 million

County and local tax money5.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.6%$412 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$148 thousand
Fines
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking33%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs8.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

33%

of Gilbert'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$606 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$294 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
33%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.6%$798 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$502 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$353 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
  • Libraries$101 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$201 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$189 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gilbert. 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 Gilbert 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.