City government · Otter Tail County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dalton took in $716 thousand and spent $973 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, water)49%Federal tax money22%State tax money13%City taxes8.5%Fines and other7.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

22%

of Dalton's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes8.5%

Property tax
8.5%$61 thousand

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$348 thousand
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; other service charges and 3 more
  • Liquor stores$285 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Water$24 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Sewer-$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money22%

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

From the federal government
22%$161 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$92 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$4 thousand

Fines and other7.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities66%Interest on debt8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.4%Running the government and other costs7.3%Housing and community development7.0%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

66%

of Dalton's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
66%$638 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$227 thousand
  • Sewer systems$217 thousand
  • Water supply$192 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$87 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$51 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.4%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$71 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$50 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Housing and community development
7.0%$68 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$23 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dalton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dalton 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.