Town government · Polk County, FL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dundee took in $11.1 million and spent $8.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes47%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other16%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

32%

of Dundee's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Town taxes47%

Other taxes
32%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$651 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$351 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$249 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
15%$1.7 million

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$811 thousand
  • Garbage collection$807 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$180 thousand
  • Other service charges$176 thousand
  • Road charges$62 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$229 thousand

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$428 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$218 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.3%All other spending4.3%

What stands out

22%

of Dundee's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
30%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$407 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$732 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$641 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$951 thousand
  • Fire protection$465 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$314 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.1%$788 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$788 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.3%$542 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$394 thousand
  • Libraries$148 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$259 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$191 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$68 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$116 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$116 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dundee. 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 Dundee 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.