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District Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), District Heights took in $5.7 million and spent $4.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%State tax money12%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money2.8%Federal tax money1.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)<0.1%

What stands out

62%

of District Heights' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes79%

Property tax
62%$3.5 million
Individual income tax
12%$661 thousand
Other taxes
5.0%$285 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility licenses$167 thousand
  • Other licenses$113 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$64 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$654 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$160 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
4.3%$243 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Interest on debt4.6%

What stands out

7.1%

of District Heights' 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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Government buildings$177 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$100 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$986 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$755 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$68 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$353 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$324 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$324 thousand
Interest on debt
4.6%$228 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of District Heights. 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 District Heights 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.