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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gainesville took in $720 thousand and spent $812 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%Federal tax money10%State tax money4.6%Fines and other1.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

41%

of Gainesville's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Sales tax
41%$296 thousand
Property tax
8.1%$58 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$242 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$120 thousand
  • Water$114 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$73 thousand

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$33 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Roads, transit and parking4.9%Interest on debt2.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

48%

of Gainesville'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
48%$392 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$184 thousand
  • Water supply$174 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$290 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$177 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$50 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
  • Airports$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$19 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gainesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gainesville 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.