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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Doon took in $899 thousand and spent $839 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%Fines and other11%State tax money9.5%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
29%$258 thousand
Sales tax
9.7%$87 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$308 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Sewer$94 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

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

From the federal government
5.0%$45 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$85 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%$8 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$103 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

38%

of Doon's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$321 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$293 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$275 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$163 thousand
  • Sewer systems$63 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$120 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$65 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$48 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$23 thousand
  • Police$15 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Doon. 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 Doon 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.