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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dowell took in $825 thousand and spent $702 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)59%State tax money19%Fines and other9.1%Village taxes8.7%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

59%

of Dowell's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes8.7%

Property tax
6.5%$54 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$483 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$388 thousand
  • Sewer$65 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$37 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$158 thousand

Fines and other9.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$70 thousand
Fines
0.6%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs11%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking8.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.3%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

68%

of Dowell's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
68%$474 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$385 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$78 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$76 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$48 thousand
  • Police$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.0%$56 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$56 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dowell. 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 Village of Dowell 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.