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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Denton took in $458 thousand and spent $425 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Town taxes20%State tax money17%Fines and other15%Federal tax money8.7%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

8.7%

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

Town taxes20%

Property tax
16%$75 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$178 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$122 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$40 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$77 thousand

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$6 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$67 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking9.4%Interest on debt8.2%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

17%

of Denton'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
48%$202 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$112 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$23 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.4%$40 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$39 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Interest on debt
8.2%$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Denton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Denton 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.