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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gideon took in $582 thousand and spent $585 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)67%City taxes14%State tax money8.2%County and local tax money6.9%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

67%

of Gideon'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 taxes14%

Property tax
7.4%$43 thousand
Sales tax
5.7%$33 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$392 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$148 thousand
  • Water$129 thousand
  • Airport$62 thousand
  • Garbage collection$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$48 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$40 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Fines
1.9%$11 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.5%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt14%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%

What stands out

14%

of Gideon's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$209 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$99 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$105 thousand
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)$92 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$82 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$22 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Gideon 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.