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Melcher-Dallas's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Melcher-Dallas took in $2.0 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)30%City taxes29%State tax money28%Federal tax money9.8%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

10%

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

City taxes29%

Property tax
16%$313 thousand
Sales tax
10%$208 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$51 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$601 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$332 thousand
  • Sewer$269 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.8%

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

From the federal government
9.8%$195 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$546 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$30 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$37 thousand
Fines
0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Running the government and other costs4.0%Interest on debt3.4%All other spending7.9%

What stands out

74%

of Melcher-Dallas' 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
74%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$359 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$242 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$175 thousand
  • Fire protection$46 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$182 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$100 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$35 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Interest on debt
3.4%$129 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$114 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$109 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$55 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.0%$76 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$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Melcher-Dallas. 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 Melcher-Dallas 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.