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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunkirk took in $4.0 million and spent $2.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)65%City taxes22%State tax money10%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

65%

of Dunkirk'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%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
22%$860 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$892 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$403 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$28 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$89 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking6.2%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

28%

of Dunkirk'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$837 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$416 thousand
  • Water supply$282 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$749 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$492 thousand
  • Fire protection$251 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$594 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$317 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$165 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$112 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.2%$163 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$163 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$119 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$119 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$94 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.8%$73 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$73 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$4 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$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk 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.