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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gallup took in $143 million and spent $109 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)34%City taxes33%State tax money25%Fines and other4.6%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

26%

of Gallup's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes33%

Sales tax
26%$37.3 million
Other taxes
4.0%$5.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$4.2 million

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$49.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$26.9 million
  • Water$8.2 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Garbage collection$4.1 million
  • Housing$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$587 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$4.0 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$36.5 million

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$6.6 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities44%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking6.1%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

44%

of Gallup's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
44%$47.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$29.5 million
  • Water supply$9.0 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$16.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Government buildings$448 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$16.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$8.5 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$559 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$14.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$14.0 million
  • Libraries$548 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Housing and community development
4.1%$4.5 million
Health and hospitals
1.8%$1.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.9 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$659 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$456 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$203 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gallup. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Gallup 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.