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Gibbon, NE town hall & government

Gibbon spent $4.5 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,424 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Gibbon's government.

Town budget

Where Gibbon's money goes

Spent
$4.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,424
typical Nebraska cities: $3,940
Long-term debt
$3.6 million
$1,931 per resident
Sewer & trash
$1.7 million37%
Parks & libraries
$678,00015%
Roads & transportation
$521,00011%
Water & other utilities
$369,0008%
Administration & buildings
$284,0006%
Interest on debt
$177,0004%
Police
$176,0004%
Fire
$113,0002%
Health & welfare
$90,0002%
Housing & development
$15,000<1%
Other
$429,0009%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 63%
  • Other taxes & licenses 8%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Utility sales 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 4%
Town workforce

Who works for Gibbon

Full-time staff
11
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,200
a year, before benefits
Parks & libraries
2 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Gibbon Public Schools

Gibbon's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,423
Nebraska: $15,602
Students
570
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal

  • Local 69%
  • State 24%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $15,423 per pupil, $10,596 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Gibbon pay

Typical tax bill
$3,241
a year · Nebraska typical $3,549
Effective rate
1.86%
of home value · Nebraska 1.49%
Typical home value
$173,800
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Gibbon's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofgibbon.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Gibbon →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Gibbon

Gibbon is represented in Congress by Senators Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Representative Adrian Smith. Jim Pillen is governor.

All of Gibbon's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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