City government · Stoddard County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dexter took in $21.8 million and spent $22.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)65%City taxes26%State tax money4.9%Fines and other2.7%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
21%$4.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$250 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$155 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$73 thousand
  • Other licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$488 thousand

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$14.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$9.4 million
  • Sewer$1.7 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$833 thousand
  • Other service charges$708 thousand
  • Airport$124 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.9%

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

From the state
4.9%$1.1 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$348 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$430 thousand
Fines
0.7%$155 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs9.3%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

65%

of Dexter'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
65%$14.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$9.5 million
  • Sewer systems$4.2 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$828 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$153 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.3%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$853 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$492 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$492 thousand
  • Government buildings$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
  • Airports$212 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
  • Libraries$217 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dexter. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Dexter 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.