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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dilworth took in $7.7 million and spent $7.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)34%City taxes24%Fines and other23%State tax money18%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

22%

of Dilworth'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 taxes24%

Property tax
21%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.0%$227 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$125 thousand
  • Other licenses$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$966 thousand
  • Water$751 thousand
  • Garbage collection$653 thousand
  • Road charges$96 thousand
  • Other service charges$94 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$38 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$1.7 million
Fines
0.6%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking10%Interest on debt7.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%

What stands out

51%

of Dilworth'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
51%$3.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$858 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$698 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$877 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$434 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$391 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$780 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$775 thousand
  • Public transit$5 thousand
Interest on debt
7.0%$521 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$194 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$194 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dilworth. 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 Dilworth 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.