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Fort Gay's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Fort Gay took in $607 thousand and spent $476 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (sewer)43%Fines and other12%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

25%

of Fort Gay's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes44%

Other taxes
25%$149 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$99 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$38 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
20%$120 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$259 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Sewer$249 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
9.9%$60 thousand
Fines
2.5%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs19%Interest on debt5.9%Roads, transit and parking2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

26%

of Fort Gay'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
46%$217 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$216 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$114 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Interest on debt
5.9%$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.1%$10 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Fort Gay. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. 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 Town of Fort Gay 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.