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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gainesville took in $1.2 million and spent $935 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%State tax money14%County and local tax money8.2%Fines and other7.4%Fees for services0.5%

What stands out

8.2%

of Gainesville's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
67%$791 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$162 thousand

County and local tax money8.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.2%$96 thousand

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$75 thousand
Fines
1.0%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking61%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Health and hospitals0.3%

What stands out

7.1%

of Gainesville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
61%$566 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$566 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$205 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$121 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$95 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$66 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$66 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$2 thousand
  • Hospitals$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gainesville. 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 Gainesville 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.