City government · Deuel County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gary took in $909 thousand and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)82%City taxes14%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

82%

of Gary's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes14%

Sales tax
7.3%$66 thousand
Property tax
6.4%$58 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$745 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 4 more
  • Other service charges$652 thousand
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Sewer$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$37 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs81%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.9%Health and hospitals<0.1%

What stands out

81%

of Gary'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%

Running the government and other costs
81%$1.2 million
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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$153 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$38 thousand
  • Libraries$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.5%$53 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$27 thousand
  • Water supply$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$23 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gary. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Gary 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.