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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gallatin took in $1.3 million and spent $913 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%County and local tax money36%State tax money18%Fines and other6.7%Federal tax money1.0%Fees for services0.4%

What stands out

36%

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

Town taxes38%

Property tax
27%$343 thousand
Other taxes
11%$135 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$134 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.4%

Fees for services
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$13 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$227 thousand

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$453 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Fines
6.0%$76 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.7%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking63%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Health and hospitals0.3%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%Environment and natural resources0.2%

What stands out

29%

of Gallatin's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
63%$571 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$571 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$266 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$136 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$68 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and inspections and regulation
  • Courts and legal services$45 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$2 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gallatin. 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 Gallatin 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.