City government · Wayne County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dearborn took in $271 million and spent $334 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%State tax money19%Fines and other10%Federal tax money4.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

19%

of Dearborn's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
35%$93.8 million
Other taxes
1.6%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$4.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$243 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$82.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$31.0 million
  • Water$23.9 million
  • Other service charges$18.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$8.7 million
  • Housing$1.1 million
  • Parking$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.1%

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

From the federal government
4.1%$11.1 million

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$50.2 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$781 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$20.6 million
Fines
2.6%$7.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending13%

What stands out

9.1%

of Dearborn's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$93.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$47.6 million
  • Fire protection$35.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$7.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$2.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$65.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$32.5 million
  • Water supply$26.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.4 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$51.3 million
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$21.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$20.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9.1 million
  • Government buildings$293 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$43.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$43.3 million
  • Public transit$458 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$37.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$30.2 million
  • Libraries$7.2 million
Sent to other local governments
9.1%$30.3 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$30.3 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$6.2 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$5.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$5.1 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$214 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$1.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dearborn. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Dearborn 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.