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Gold Bar's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gold Bar took in $2.8 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%State tax money22%Fees for services (water, sewer)22%Fines and other20%

What stands out

12%

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

City taxes36%

Other taxes
15%$435 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$224 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$152 thousand
  • Other licenses$49 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
12%$335 thousand
Property tax
8.5%$238 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$616 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$468 thousand
  • Sewer$108 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$627 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$560 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

23%

of Gold Bar's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$720 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$673 thousand
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$400 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$384 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$9 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$268 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$216 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$38 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$175 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$43 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$29 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$15 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gold Bar. 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 Gold Bar 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.