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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dellwood took in $3.9 million and spent $6.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes71%State tax money22%Fees for services (parks and recreation)3.5%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

47%

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

City taxes71%

Sales tax
47%$1.8 million
Property tax
22%$845 thousand
Other taxes
2.9%$115 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$115 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.5%

Fees for services
3.5%$135 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$856 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Fines
2.0%$79 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$56 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs55%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Interest on debt4.0%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Health and hospitals1.2%

What stands out

55%

of Dellwood's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
55%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$550 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$369 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$369 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$244 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$217 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$217 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$74 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dellwood. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dellwood 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.