Town government · Gaston County, NC

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dallas took in $15.6 million and spent $13.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)79%Town taxes16%State tax money2.1%County and local tax money1.9%Fines and other1.6%

What stands out

79%

of Dallas' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
9.7%$1.5 million
Sales tax
5.6%$876 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$65 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services79%

Fees for services
79%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$8.2 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$413 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$62 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.1%

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

From the state
2.1%$332 thousand

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$300 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$252 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities71%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs4.8%Roads, transit and parking3.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

71%

of Dallas' 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
71%$9.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.3 million
  • Water supply$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$574 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$351 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$401 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$646 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$329 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$248 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.3%$447 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$447 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$337 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$337 thousand
Housing and community development
2.2%$293 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$150 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$88 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$60 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dallas. 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 Dallas 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.