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Del Norte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Del Norte took in $2.5 million and spent $1.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money3.3%Fines and other2.5%County and local tax money1.8%

What stands out

44%

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

Town taxes53%

Sales tax
44%$1.1 million
Property tax
5.5%$139 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$66 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$995 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$473 thousand
  • Sewer$467 thousand
  • Other service charges$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state
3.3%$84 thousand

County and local tax money1.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.8%$46 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$33 thousand
Fines
1.2%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking16%Interest on debt10%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

10%

of Del Norte's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$611 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$328 thousand
  • Sewer systems$283 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$417 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$417 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$332 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$332 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$294 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$294 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$193 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Del Norte. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Del Norte 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.