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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Delmar took in $586 thousand and spent $501 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%City taxes34%State tax money13%Federal tax money6.1%County and local tax money4.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
20%$116 thousand
Sales tax
14%$80 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$248 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$148 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$36 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$74 thousand

County and local tax money4.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.3%$25 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt5.8%All other spending7.4%

What stands out

17%

of Delmar'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%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$140 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$57 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$46 thousand
  • Sewer systems$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$87 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$62 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$29 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.6%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.6%$13 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$13 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Delmar. 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 Delmar 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.