City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dayton took in $21.3 million and spent $22.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money20%Fines and other8.6%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes38%

Property tax
31%$6.5 million
Other taxes
6.9%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$946 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$527 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$834 thousand
  • Road charges$433 thousand
  • Other service charges$261 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$199 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$4.2 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$50 thousand

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$1.8 million
Fines
0.2%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

29%

of Dayton's 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$7.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$6.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.1 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$2.1 million
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$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$496 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$940 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$940 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$576 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Dayton 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.