City government · Dickson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dickson took in $149 million and spent $174 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money64%Fees for services (gas, garbage collection)18%City taxes15%Fines and other2.2%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

64%

of Dickson's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes15%

Sales tax
9.1%$13.6 million
Property tax
3.2%$4.7 million
Other taxes
2.7%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$967 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$758 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$480 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$27.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; other government-run businesses and 4 more
  • Gas$26.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$193 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Other service charges$66 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
  • Housing$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

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

From the state
0.4%$559 thousand

County and local tax money64%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
64%$95.5 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$2.8 million
Fines
0.3%$392 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities76%Running the government and other costs9.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking3.5%Sent to other local governments1.6%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

76%

of Dickson's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
76%$132 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power and gas supply
  • Electric power$106 million
  • Gas supply$26.2 million
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$16.1 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$15.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$858 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$5.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$392 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
  • Airports$55 thousand
  • Public transit$37 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$2.8 million
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$2.8 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$2.7 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.3 million
  • Interest on general debt$231 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$117 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$655 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$655 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dickson. 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 Dickson 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.