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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gettysburg took in $2.1 million and spent $1.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other2.9%State tax money2.3%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

28%

of Gettysburg's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes61%

Property tax

33%$683 thousand

Sales tax

28%$586 thousand

Other taxes

0.5%$10 thousand

What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses

Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$680 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more

Water$322 thousand
Sewer$154 thousand
Garbage collection$109 thousand
Other service charges$71 thousand
Parks and recreation$13 thousand
Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Airport$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.3%

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

From the state

2.3%$49 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.5%$32 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other

2.9%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Running the government and other costs9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%All other spending7.5%

What stands out

35%

of Gettysburg's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

35%$639 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports

Roads and highways$626 thousand
Airports$13 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

28%$512 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more

Water supply$293 thousand
Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
Sewer systems$96 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

11%$199 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$171 thousand
Fire protection$20 thousand
Courts and legal services$8 thousand

Running the government and other costs

9.9%$182 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Government buildings$24 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

9.0%$166 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$166 thousand

Health and hospitals

3.8%$70 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$70 thousand

Housing and community development

3.3%$61 thousand

Interest on debt

0.3%$6 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gettysburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Gettysburg 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.