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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gordon took in $3.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%City taxes29%State tax money11%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes29%

Sales tax
11%$355 thousand
Property tax
10%$329 thousand
Other taxes
8.3%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$272 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$913 thousand
  • Water$499 thousand
  • Sewer$284 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$368 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$33 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$189 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Running the government and other costs9.3%All other spending15%

What stands out

11%

of Gordon'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$621 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$379 thousand
  • Fire protection$242 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$602 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$397 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$397 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$292 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Social services
5.9%$151 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$151 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$137 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.2%$106 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gordon. 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 Gordon 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.