City government · Clay County, IA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dickens took in $216 thousand and spent $184 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (water)23%County and local tax money21%State tax money13%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

21%

of Dickens' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes42%

Property tax
28%$60 thousand
Sales tax
14%$30 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$27 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$45 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%Sent to other local governments1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Dickens' 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%

Roads, transit and parking
38%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$48 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$33 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$38 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$20 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$3 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$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dickens. 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 Dickens 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.