City government · Whitfield County, GA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dalton took in $427 million and spent $425 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)90%County and local tax money4.6%City taxes4.0%Fines and other1.0%Federal tax money0.6%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

90%

of Dalton's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes4.0%

Property tax
2.2%$9.6 million
Other taxes
1.8%$7.6 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; other selective sales taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$3.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$897 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$614 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$518 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$359 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$110 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services90%

Fees for services
90%$383 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 7 more
  • Electric power$263 million
  • Gas$46.1 million
  • Sewer$31.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$22.3 million
  • Water$15.2 million
  • Other service charges$3.2 million
  • Airport$782 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
  • Road charges$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$2.5 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$645 thousand

County and local tax money4.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.6%$19.7 million

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3.7 million
Fines
0.1%$512 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs6.6%Police, fire, courts and jails5.2%Interest on debt2.9%Roads, transit and parking2.4%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

80%

of Dalton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$341 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 3 more
  • Electric power$222 million
  • Gas supply$43.0 million
  • Water supply$40.2 million
  • Sewer systems$33.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$28.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$21.9 million
  • Government buildings$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.2%$22.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$10.8 million
  • Police$10.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$602 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$180 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$12.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 2 more
  • Interest on general debt$8.0 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$3.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on gas supply debt$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$10.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.8 million
  • Airports$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$9.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$9.5 million
  • Libraries$270 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$928 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$928 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dalton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Dalton 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.