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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gilman took in $754 thousand and spent $542 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, parks and recreation)87%State tax money5.3%City taxes5.2%Federal tax money1.6%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

87%

of Gilman's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes5.2%

Property tax
5.2%$39 thousand

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$656 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$565 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$51 thousand
  • Sewer$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$12 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$40 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities82%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Roads, transit and parking0.6%

What stands out

82%

of Gilman'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
82%$442 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and sewer systems
  • Liquor stores$429 thousand
  • Sewer systems$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$54 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$36 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$17 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.6%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gilman. 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 Gilman 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.