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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Gainesville took in $39.2 million and spent $34.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)45%City taxes45%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other4.9%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes45%

Property tax
22%$8.7 million
Sales tax
15%$6.0 million
Other taxes
7.0%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$929 thousand
  • Other licenses$579 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$17.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Garbage collection$4.9 million
  • Water$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Airport$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$200 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$136 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$2.2 million

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$36 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$1.6 million
Fines
0.9%$357 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries7.6%All other spending4.2%

What stands out

31%

of Gainesville'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
31%$10.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$302 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$5.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$769 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$586 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$287 thousand
  • Government buildings$244 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$4.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
  • Airports$1.4 million
  • Parking$265 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.6%$2.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$552 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$465 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$336 thousand
Social services
0.3%$119 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gainesville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gainesville 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.