City government · Dallas County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dallas Center took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money7.6%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other1.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

14%

of Dallas Center's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes51%

Property tax
36%$1.3 million
Sales tax
14%$537 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$44 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$499 thousand
  • Sewer$480 thousand
  • Garbage collection$282 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$133 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$284 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$49 thousand

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$71 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending14%

What stands out

18%

of Dallas Center's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$569 thousand
  • Sewer systems$308 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$275 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$637 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$474 thousand
  • Libraries$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$515 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$302 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$114 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$368 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$217 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$34 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$331 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$304 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$27 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.4%$157 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$157 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dallas Center. 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 Center 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.