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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gaines took in $1.3 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%County and local tax money18%State tax money4.2%Fines and other3.4%

What stands out

22%

of Gaines' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes53%

Property tax
48%$629 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Other licenses$26 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$283 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 2 more
  • Water$278 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.2%

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

From the state
4.2%$54 thousand

County and local tax money18%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
18%$230 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$32 thousand
Fines
0.9%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Interest on debt3.6%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Gaines' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
36%$432 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$432 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$318 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$190 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$53 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$207 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$189 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$116 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$52 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$43 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gaines. 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 Town of Gaines 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.