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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gaston took in $1.1 million and spent $490 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)32%City taxes29%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
24%$272 thousand
Other taxes
4.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$358 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$356 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$385 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$8 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Fines
3.8%$43 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking28%Running the government and other costs15%Sent to other local governments8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.4%

What stands out

8.4%

of Gaston's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$205 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$184 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.4%$41 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$27 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gaston. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gaston 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.