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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dows took in $637 thousand and spent $587 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%State tax money18%Fines and other15%County and local tax money4.7%

What stands out

8.9%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
29%$184 thousand
Sales tax
8.9%$57 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$156 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$67 thousand
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Garbage collection$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$112 thousand

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$30 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$97 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

20%

of Dows' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$171 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Water supply$71 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$134 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Libraries$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$92 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$67 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$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 Dows. 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 Dows 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.