City government · Gibson County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dyer took in $3.9 million and spent $2.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money17%County and local tax money4.2%Fines and other3.3%

What stands out

42%

of Dyer's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes48%

Property tax
42%$1.6 million
Other taxes
6.1%$237 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$149 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$65 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$463 thousand
  • Sewer$432 thousand
  • Garbage collection$164 thousand
  • Other service charges$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$664 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$164 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$84 thousand
Fines
1.2%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs7.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

32%

of Dyer's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$534 thousand
  • Water supply$332 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$173 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$827 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$618 thousand
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$382 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$373 thousand
  • Parking$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$185 thousand
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$138 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$47 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Social services
1.5%$39 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$39 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$35 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$35 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$32 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$21 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dyer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dyer 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.