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Dauphin Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dauphin Island took in $17.1 million and spent $2.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes99%State tax money0.5%Fees for services (parks and recreation)0.5%

What stands out

94%

of Dauphin Island's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes99%

Sales tax
94%$16.0 million
Property tax
3.4%$578 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$299 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$211 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$64 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$85 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$89 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Parks, recreation and libraries92%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking0.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
92%$2.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$169 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$56 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.9%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking
  • Parking$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dauphin Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dauphin Island 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.