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GARY CITY finances

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GARY CITY

City or town in Indiana (Lake County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 67,972.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$47.6 millionT
Charges and fees$83.6 millionA
Other general revenue$3.7 millionU
From the federal government$9.5 millionB
From the state government$10.1 millionC
From local governments$11.1 millionD
Spending: current operations$212.8 millionE
Spending: construction$12.1 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$6.9 millionI
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$0L M Q S
General revenue$165.6 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$231.8 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$189.2 million49U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
General NEC$99.0 million
Sewerage$34.4 million
Police Protection$26.4 million
Local Fire Protection$16.5 million
Air Trans$13.1 million
Transit Utilities$9.3 million
Regular Highways$5.2 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$4.0 million
Health$3.6 million
Central Staff$3.0 million
Parks & Rec$2.8 million
Judicial$2.4 million
Solid Waste Mgt$1.9 million
Financial Adm$1.7 million
General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$1.5 million
Correction NEC$38,000
Welfare NEC$15,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$45.1 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$2.8 million
49ULTD Debt O/S-Unsp-Other NEC$189.2 million
A01Air Transportation Charges$3.0 million
A60Parking Facilities Charges$154,000
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$151,000
A80Sewerage Charges$76.0 million
A89All Other NEC Charges$3.8 million
A94Transit Utilities Revenue$479,000
B89Federal IG Other$9.5 million
C89State IG Other$10.1 million
D89Local IG Other$11.1 million
E01Air Trans Current Operation$5.8 million
E05Correction NEC-Current Oper$38,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$1.7 million
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$16.5 million
E25Judicial-Current Operation$2.4 million
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$3.0 million
E31General Public Bldg-Curr Oper$1.5 million
E32Health-Current Operation$3.6 million
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$5.2 million
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$4.0 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$2.8 million
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$26.4 million
E79Welfare NEC-Current Operation$15,000
E80Sewerage-Current Operation$30.5 million
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$1.9 million
E89General NEC-Current Operation$98.8 million
E94Transit Utilities-Current Op$8.8 million
F01Air Trans Construction$7.4 million
F80Sewerage-Construction$4.0 million
F89General NEC-Construction$214,000
F94Transit Utilities-Construction$511,000
I89General Interest on Debt$6.9 million
T01Property Tax$45.9 million
T28Occup & Business License, NEC$210,000
T29Other License Tax$1.3 million
T99Taxes, NEC$136,000
U11Sale of Property 2/$219,000
U20Interest Earnings$2.1 million
U30Fines & Forfeits$908,000
U40Rents$60,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$36,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$298,000

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 182089163585.