Town government · Door County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Gibraltar took in $5.2 million and spent $4.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes70%Fees for services (ports and waterways)13%State tax money8.1%Fines and other7.6%Federal tax money0.8%

What stands out

17%

of Gibraltar's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes70%

Property tax
53%$2.8 million
Other taxes
17%$908 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$445 thousand
  • Other licenses$418 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$692 thousand
What's in fees for servicesPorts and waterways; other service charges and 1 more
  • Ports and waterways$629 thousand
  • Other service charges$50 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$40 thousand

State tax money8.1%

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

From the state
8.1%$424 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.5%$393 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt8.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%All other spending5.6%

What stands out

8.1%

of Gibraltar's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
46%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and ports and harbors
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Ports and harbors$501 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$741 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)$311 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$232 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$144 thousand
  • Government buildings$52 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$614 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$351 thousand
  • Police$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$47 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$38 thousand
Interest on debt
8.1%$325 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$284 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$267 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.7%$191 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$191 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gibraltar. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town of Gibraltar 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.