City government · Washtenaw County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dexter took in $10.6 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes41%Fees for services (sewer, water)38%State tax money16%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes41%

Property tax
41%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Water$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$229 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.7 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$267 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

11%

of Dexter'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
34%$3.7 million
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$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$593 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$171 thousand
  • Government buildings$163 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$783 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$715 thousand
  • Police$591 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$1.2 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$1.2 million
Interest on debt
4.4%$483 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$421 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$166 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$166 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$114 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$114 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dexter. 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 Dexter 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.