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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dewitt took in $4.2 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)19%State tax money9.5%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

59%

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

City taxes69%

Sales tax
59%$2.5 million
Other taxes
6.6%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$180 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$79 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.9%$164 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$807 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$667 thousand
  • Garbage collection$136 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$403 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Fines
1.9%$81 thousand
Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals34%Running the government and other costs33%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking4.9%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

34%

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

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
34%$1.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
33%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$398 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$29 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$411 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$411 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dewitt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dewitt 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.