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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dayton took in $368 million and spent $311 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Fines and other6.1%State tax money<0.1%

What stands out

47%

of Dayton's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people get none.

City taxes50%

Individual income tax
47%$173 million
Property tax
2.0%$7.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$4.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$161 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$52.5 million
  • Sewer$46.6 million
  • Other service charges$35.2 million
  • Airport$19.8 million
  • Housing$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Road charges$406 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%$198 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$15.4 million
Fines
1.9%$7.1 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs13%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending2.8%

What stands out

22%

of Dayton's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$117 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$58.6 million
  • Fire protection$46.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$11.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$68.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$39.4 million
  • Sewer systems$29.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$67.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$36.9 million
  • Roads and highways$30.4 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$39.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.2 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$9.6 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$5.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.3 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Dayton 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.