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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dacula took in $5.1 million and spent $6.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%County and local tax money22%Fees for services (garbage collection)10%State tax money2.7%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

22%

of Dacula's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes63%

Other taxes
32%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; insurance premium taxes and 5 more
  • Public utility taxes$387 thousand
  • Insurance premium taxes$371 thousand
  • Other licenses$348 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$269 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$151 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$73 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
31%$1.6 million

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$520 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$519 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.7%

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

From the state
2.7%$138 thousand

County and local tax money22%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
22%$1.1 million

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$55 thousand
Fines
0.5%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Roads, transit and parking26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Police, fire, courts and jails4.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

55%

of Dacula's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$751 thousand
  • Government buildings$187 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$770 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$770 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$199 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$86 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$85 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dacula. 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 City of Dacula 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.