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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), De Witt took in $12.4 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes55%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money7.2%Fines and other6.6%Federal tax money4.6%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

47%

of De Witt's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes55%

Property tax
47%$5.8 million
Sales tax
6.5%$809 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$231 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$99 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$83 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$858 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$499 thousand
  • Garbage collection$427 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$27 thousand
  • Road charges$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.6%

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

From the federal government
4.6%$565 thousand

State tax money7.2%

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

From the state
7.2%$894 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$114 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$808 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking8.6%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

25%

of De Witt'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.1 million
  • Libraries$384 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$884 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$443 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$499 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$114 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.8 million
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$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$181 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Government buildings$90 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$64 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.6%$870 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$870 thousand
Interest on debt
3.3%$335 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$334 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$103 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$24 thousand
Social services
0.2%$18 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Witt. 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 Witt 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.