Town government · Scotland County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gibson took in $427 thousand and spent $425 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Town taxes30%State tax money22%Fines and other4.9%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

22%

of Gibson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes30%

Property tax
29%$124 thousand
Sales tax
0.7%$3 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$169 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$83 thousand
  • Sewer$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$38 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$93 thousand

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$17 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Running the government and other costs44%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Roads, transit and parking0.7%

What stands out

44%

of Gibson's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$209 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$150 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$36 thousand
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
44%$188 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$167 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gibson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gibson 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.