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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gerald took in $953 thousand and spent $78 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)63%County and local tax money15%City taxes13%State tax money6.1%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

15%

of Gerald's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes13%

Property tax
12%$119 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
0.1%$1 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$601 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and water
  • Sewer$356 thousand
  • Water$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.1%

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

From the state
6.1%$58 thousand

County and local tax money15%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
15%$146 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Fines
2.5%$24 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Parks, recreation and libraries36%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs2.6%

What stands out

36%

of Gerald's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$39 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
36%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$8 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.6%$2 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gerald. 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 Gerald 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.