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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gillett took in $2.9 million and spent $2.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%City taxes23%State tax money23%Fines and other8.0%County and local tax money3.4%

What stands out

23%

of Gillett's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
22%$647 thousand
Other taxes
1.3%$38 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$9 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$551 thousand
  • Sewer$521 thousand
  • Garbage collection$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$660 thousand

County and local tax money3.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.4%$100 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.3%$213 thousand
Fines
0.7%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs8.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending7.3%

What stands out

22%

of Gillett'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
40%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$460 thousand
  • Sewer systems$440 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$608 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$500 thousand
  • Fire protection$76 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$397 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$397 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$231 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)$149 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$189 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$108 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$174 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Gillett. 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 Gillett 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.