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De Soto's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2023), De Soto took in $10.5 million and spent $9.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes63%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%County and local tax money6.6%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

57%

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

City taxes63%

Sales tax
57%$6.0 million
Property tax
5.0%$518 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Sewer$698 thousand
  • Garbage collection$451 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money6.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.6%$685 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$542 thousand
Fines
0.3%$35 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs8.5%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

23%

of De Soto's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$456 thousand
  • Sewer systems$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Libraries$377 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$710 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
8.5%$800 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$796 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$133 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of De Soto 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.