City government · Dyer County, TN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Dyersburg took in $77.5 million and spent $76.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (gas, sewer)27%City taxes22%County and local tax money10%Fines and other2.2%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

37%

of Dyersburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes22%

Property tax
12%$9.1 million
Sales tax
8.7%$6.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$778 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$619 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$21.0 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 7 more
  • Gas$6.8 million
  • Sewer$4.0 million
  • Garbage collection$3.9 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Other school charges$1.8 million
  • Airport$523 thousand
  • School lunches$215 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$1.2 million

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$28.6 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$7.8 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$1.5 million
Fines
0.4%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

51%

of Dyersburg's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
51%$38.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$38.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$16.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Gas supply$6.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.9 million
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$12.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.1 million
  • Fire protection$4.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$506 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
  • Airports$720 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.0 million
  • Libraries$143 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.5%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$582 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$570 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$740 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$727 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$13 thousand
Social services
0.2%$145 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dyersburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Dyersburg 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.