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De Soto's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), De Soto took in $2.7 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money17%Fines and other5.8%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes44%

Property tax
31%$834 thousand
Sales tax
11%$308 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$50 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$809 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$384 thousand
  • Sewer$307 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$473 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$71 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$153 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Interest on debt6.0%Running the government and other costs5.2%Roads, transit and parking2.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

75%

of De Soto'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
75%$3.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.1 million
  • Sewer systems$195 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$76 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$384 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$232 thousand
  • Fire protection$79 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$60 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$269 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$210 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$234 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$151 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Government buildings$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$130 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$103 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$88 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Soto. 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 De Soto 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.