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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Gaffney took in $21.0 million and spent $15.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes62%State tax money29%Fines and other7.1%Fees for services1.9%

What stands out

29%

of Gaffney's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 6.1%.

City taxes62%

Other taxes
29%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$3.5 million
  • Other licenses$2.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$284 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
29%$6.0 million
Sales tax
4.3%$912 thousand

Fees for services1.9%

Fees for services
1.9%$392 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$392 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$6.2 million

Fines and other7.1%

Fines
6.8%$1.4 million
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails57%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.5%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

57%

of Gaffney's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
57%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$486 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$3.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$472 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$890 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$890 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.5%$701 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$701 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gaffney. 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 Gaffney 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.