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Gig Harbor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gig Harbor took in $37.3 million and spent $24.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money8.2%Fines and other4.8%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes59%

Sales tax
33%$12.4 million
Other taxes
17%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$933 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$132 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$96 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.9%$3.3 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$315 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.2%

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

From the state
8.2%$3.1 million

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

26%

of Gig Harbor's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
26%$6.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$80 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$4.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.2 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Electric power$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.8 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)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$528 thousand
  • Government buildings$351 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Housing and community development
3.7%$923 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$767 thousand
Social services
2.0%$500 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$500 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$16 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gig Harbor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Gig Harbor 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.