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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dexter took in $1.0 million and spent $812 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (water, sewer)35%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money6.4%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
25%$247 thousand
Sales tax
21%$214 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$355 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$157 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Garbage collection$77 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$64 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$90 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$28 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities35%Roads, transit and parking27%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%All other spending4.7%

What stands out

27%

of Dexter's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
35%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$133 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$79 thousand
  • Sewer systems$76 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$216 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$216 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$145 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$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Police$20 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$61 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$47 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.5%$20 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$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dexter. 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 Dexter 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.