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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Denison took in $30.4 million and spent $25.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)61%City taxes21%Fines and other8.6%State tax money4.6%Federal tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

61%

of Denison's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
16%$4.9 million
Sales tax
3.6%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.2%$379 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$227 thousand
  • Other licenses$97 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$18.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$10.2 million
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Water$3.0 million
  • Garbage collection$567 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.3%

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

From the federal government
4.3%$1.3 million

State tax money4.6%

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

From the state
4.6%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$126 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$2.5 million
Fines
0.3%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

72%

of Denison'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
72%$18.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.1 million
  • Water supply$5.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$449 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$361 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$168 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$656 thousand
  • Government buildings$483 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$403 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Airports$240 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$832 thousand
  • Libraries$405 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$308 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$233 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Denison. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Denison 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.