City government · Dakota County, NE

Dakota City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dakota City took in $8.8 million and spent $7.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parks and recreation)63%City taxes22%Fines and other9.7%State tax money4.3%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

14%

of Dakota City's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes22%

Other taxes
14%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.5%$568 thousand
Sales tax
1.6%$140 thousand

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$5.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$380 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$21 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$851 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking88%Interest on debt4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails3.4%Running the government and other costs2.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.6%

What stands out

88%

of Dakota City's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
88%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Interest on debt
4.0%$299 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.4%$257 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$135 thousand
  • Fire protection$86 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$36 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.9%$221 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$92 thousand
  • Libraries$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dakota City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dakota City 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.