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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dayton took in $5.3 million and spent $4.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Federal tax money9.4%Fees for services (garbage collection)8.6%State tax money5.6%Fines and other1.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

24%

of Dayton's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes74%

Property tax
36%$1.9 million
Other taxes
24%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$765 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$262 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$232 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$731 thousand

Fees for services8.6%

Fees for services
8.6%$455 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$266 thousand
  • Other service charges$100 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.4%

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

From the federal government
9.4%$498 thousand

State tax money5.6%

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

From the state
5.6%$298 thousand

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$66 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Fines
1.1%$60 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Sent to other local governments24%Roads, transit and parking10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.0%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

24%

of Dayton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.2 million
Sent to other local governments
24%$1.1 million
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$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$489 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$489 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.0%$232 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$232 thousand
Housing and community development
4.6%$216 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$139 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$139 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dayton. 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 Dayton 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.