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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dennison took in $436 thousand and spent $258 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%City taxes25%Fines and other25%Fees for services (garbage collection, sewer)4.8%Federal tax money2.8%

What stands out

25%

of Dennison's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$103 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.8%

Fees for services
4.8%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; sewer and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$14 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Water-$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$12 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$184 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$108 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Interest on debt5.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

21%

of Dennison'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
36%$92 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$41 thousand
  • Water supply$33 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$18 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$77 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$54 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$54 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$54 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Police$8 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dennison. 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 Dennison 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.