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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Douglas took in $4.0 million and spent $6.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes67%State tax money16%County and local tax money6.3%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.7%Federal tax money3.6%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

64%

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

City taxes67%

Property tax
64%$2.6 million
Other taxes
2.4%$97 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$68 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$28 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$148 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.6%

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

From the federal government
3.6%$145 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$650 thousand

County and local tax money6.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.3%$252 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$118 thousand
Fines
0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails12%

What stands out

48%

of Douglas' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$1.7 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$746 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$725 thousand
  • Government buildings$139 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$60 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$869 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$869 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$759 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation
  • Police$700 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$59 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Douglas. 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 Douglas 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.