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Dardenne Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dardenne Prairie took in $6.6 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Federal tax money20%Fines and other17%State tax money14%County and local tax money2.1%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.6%

What stands out

20%

of Dardenne Prairie's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes45%

Other taxes
20%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
20%$1.3 million
Property tax
5.2%$346 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$103 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$1.3 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$900 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$142 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$1.0 million
Fines
1.5%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Roads, transit and parking28%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Dardenne Prairie's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$944 thousand
  • Government buildings$342 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$471 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$326 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$145 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$226 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$96 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dardenne Prairie. 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 Dardenne Prairie 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.