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

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

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%County and local tax money27%Town taxes20%Fines and other8.6%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

44%

of Dickinson's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes20%

Property tax
18%$691 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$69 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$857 thousand
  • Sewer$697 thousand
  • Other service charges$181 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$2 thousand

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$190 thousand
Fines
3.8%$149 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails9.5%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending0.6%

What stands out

51%

of Dickinson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$743 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$847 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$491 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$107 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
  • Government buildings$86 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$57 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$623 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$623 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.5%$374 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Fire protection$178 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$166 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$61 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$17 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dickinson. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dickinson 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.