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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dowagiac took in $18.0 million and spent $17.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)66%City taxes8.8%State tax money7.8%Fines and other7.1%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money4.0%

What stands out

66%

of Dowagiac's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes8.8%

Property tax
8.5%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.4%$64 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$11.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$8.5 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$852 thousand
  • Housing$409 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Transit fares$33 thousand
  • Airport$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

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

From the federal government
6.7%$1.2 million

State tax money7.8%

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

From the state
7.8%$1.4 million

County and local tax money4.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.0%$713 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$1.2 million
Fines
0.6%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Housing and community development8.0%Roads, transit and parking4.2%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

54%

of Dowagiac's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$9.4 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$8.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$453 thousand
  • Government buildings$388 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Electric power$592 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$192 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$475 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$139 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$8 thousand
Housing and community development
8.0%$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$728 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$461 thousand
  • Public transit$191 thousand
  • Airports$76 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$131 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$94 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$8 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand
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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dowagiac. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dowagiac 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.