City government · Paulding County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dallas took in $20.1 million and spent $22.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%County and local tax money25%City taxes23%Fines and other4.8%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

25%

of Dallas' money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes23%

Other taxes
13%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$955 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$802 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$361 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$236 thousand
  • Other licenses$148 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$33 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$2.1 million

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$6.5 million
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$779 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$585 thousand
  • Other service charges$256 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$37 thousand

County and local tax money25%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
25%$5.0 million

Fines and other4.8%

Fines
2.7%$548 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.1%$413 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt6.1%

What stands out

14%

of Dallas' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$604 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$547 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$352 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$324 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Interest on debt
6.1%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$185 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dallas. 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 Dallas 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.