City government · Buffalo County, NE

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gibbon took in $6.7 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)70%City taxes20%Fines and other5.5%State tax money4.6%

What stands out

70%

of Gibbon'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 taxes20%

Other taxes
8.4%$564 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$564 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.3%$554 thousand
Sales tax
3.5%$235 thousand

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.9 million
  • Water$455 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$309 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$371 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails6.4%All other spending6.2%

What stands out

15%

of Gibbon'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
45%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
  • Water supply$369 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$713 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$148 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$678 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$509 thousand
  • Libraries$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.4%$289 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$176 thousand
  • Fire protection$113 thousand
Interest on debt
3.9%$177 thousand
Social services
1.2%$53 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$53 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$37 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$37 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gibbon. 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 Gibbon 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.