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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dublin took in $140 million and spent $126 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes82%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)14%State tax money2.7%Federal tax money1.8%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Dublin's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes82%

Property tax
39%$55.2 million
Other taxes
22%$31.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other licenses$22.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$6.0 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.1 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$289 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$179 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$28.7 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$20.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$9.4 million
  • Other service charges$6.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Housing$96 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$2.5 million

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$3.8 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$409 thousand

Fines and other-1.4%

Fines
0.1%$193 thousand
Interest, rents and other
-1.5%-$2.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Parks, recreation and libraries22%Running the government and other costs14%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking7.9%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

22%

of Dublin's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 6.4%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$48.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$25.7 million
  • Fire protection$16.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$6.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
22%$27.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$26.7 million
  • Libraries$905 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$18.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$984 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$13.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.9%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.4%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$441 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$441 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dublin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dublin 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.