City government · Rhea County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dayton took in $80.3 million and spent $106 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%State tax money14%City taxes11%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money2.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

66%

of Dayton's 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%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
6.8%$5.4 million
Property tax
2.3%$1.8 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$669 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$606 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$191 thousand
  • Other licenses$137 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$53.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 7 more
  • Electric power$31.8 million
  • Water$16.6 million
  • Sewer$4.2 million
  • Airport$263 thousand
  • Other school charges$231 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$66 thousand
  • School lunches$31 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$206 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$11.2 million

County and local tax money2.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.7%$2.2 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$4.3 million
Fines
0.3%$238 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Schools and colleges15%Police, fire, courts and jails4.3%Running the government and other costs3.2%Roads, transit and parking2.0%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

15%

of Dayton's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$76.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$61.3 million
  • Water supply$12.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Schools and colleges
15%$15.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$15.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
3.2%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$458 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$2.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
  • Airports$428 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.1 million
  • Interest on electric power debt$868 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$59 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$665 thousand
  • Libraries$474 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$808 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$808 thousand
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 June 30, 2024.

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.