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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Gallatin took in $190 million and spent $165 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)64%City taxes21%State tax money11%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.2%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

10%

of Gallatin's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Sales tax
9.6%$18.2 million
Property tax
7.8%$14.8 million
Other taxes
4.0%$7.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Other licenses$4.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1.8 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$433 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$382 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$121 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$75.7 million
  • Gas$14.9 million
  • Water$12.5 million
  • Sewer$9.8 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.4%$850 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$20.1 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$2.3 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$4.2 million
Fines
0.3%$660 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Roads, transit and parking2.7%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

69%

of Gallatin's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$115 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$81.6 million
  • Gas supply$15.5 million
  • Water supply$9.1 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$26.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.3 million
  • Fire protection$10.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$601 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$10.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$584 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$492 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$5.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.7%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$2.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on general debt$847 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$151 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$1.5 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.5 million
Housing and community development
0.3%$498 thousand
Social services
0.2%$366 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$366 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gallatin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Gallatin 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.