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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Gordon took in $614 thousand and spent $593 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money69%Town taxes23%County and local tax money2.6%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.3%

What stands out

69%

of Gordon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
23%$140 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.3%

Fees for services
1.3%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other government-run businesses
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$15 thousand

State tax money69%

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

From the state
69%$423 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$16 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking67%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals8.9%Running the government and other costs8.4%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

8.9%

of Gordon's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
67%$399 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$399 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$66 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
8.9%$53 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$50 thousand
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)$27 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.0%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Gordon. 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 Town of Gordon 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.