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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gearhart took in $4.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (water)21%State tax money14%County and local tax money5.1%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

24%

of Gearhart's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes59%

Property tax
35%$1.5 million
Other taxes
24%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$619 thousand
  • Other licenses$276 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$154 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$944 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$944 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%$622 thousand

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$226 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$41 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

28%

of Gearhart's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$590 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$437 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$277 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$950 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$565 thousand
  • Police$374 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$847 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$847 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$100 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$100 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$88 thousand
Social services
0.6%$20 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gearhart. 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 City of Gearhart 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.