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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Gautier took in $32.4 million and spent $32.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes19%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

42%

of Gautier's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
18%$5.9 million
Other taxes
0.8%$259 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and public utility taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$155 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$104 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.9 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$214 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$13.7 million

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$1.0 million

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$348 thousand
Fines
1.0%$329 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs14%Sent to other local governments9.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

9.2%

of Gautier's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$10.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$5.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$419 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$389 thousand
Sent to other local governments
9.2%$3.0 million
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$3.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Interest on debt
1.8%$579 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$337 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$242 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$193 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gautier. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Gautier 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.