City government · Traverse County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dumont took in $2.0 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)48%Federal tax money45%City taxes3.4%State tax money2.0%Fines and other1.5%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes3.4%

Property tax
3.3%$68 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$980 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$794 thousand
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Garbage collection$7 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money45%

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

From the federal government
45%$919 thousand

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$40 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities91%Roads, transit and parking3.7%Running the government and other costs2.7%Police, fire, courts and jails2.1%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

91%

of Dumont'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
91%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$916 thousand
  • Water supply$370 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.7%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$38 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$26 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.1%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dumont. 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 Dumont 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.