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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dayton took in $2.0 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)53%City taxes24%Fines and other13%State tax money5.3%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

7.3%

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

City taxes24%

Property tax
17%$344 thousand
Sales tax
7.3%$149 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$616 thousand
  • Water$169 thousand
  • Sewer$103 thousand
  • Garbage collection$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Other service charges$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$58 thousand

State tax money5.3%

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

From the state
5.3%$108 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$38 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$262 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries5.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

53%

of Dayton'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
53%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$636 thousand
  • Water supply$276 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$432 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$316 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$99 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$189 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$189 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$144 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$105 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$23 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.7%$114 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$98 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.5%$31 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$31 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$20 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$8 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dayton. 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 Dayton 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.