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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Denmark took in $2.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money17%Fines and other17%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)2.1%

What stands out

17%

of Denmark's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Town taxes63%

Property tax
63%$1.6 million

Fees for services2.1%

Fees for services
2.1%$51 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$15 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$432 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$428 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs38%Roads, transit and parking35%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

20%

of Denmark's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
38%$948 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$490 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$880 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$880 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$499 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Fire protection$407 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$82 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.8%$147 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$147 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Libraries$7 thousand
Social services
0.4%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Denmark. 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 Town of Denmark 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.