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Dalworthington Gardens's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dalworthington Gardens took in $7.0 million and spent $4.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Fines and other9.2%County and local tax money6.4%State tax money4.3%

What stands out

16%

of Dalworthington Gardens' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes52%

Property tax
31%$2.2 million
Sales tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
5.4%$376 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$313 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$61 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$652 thousand
  • Garbage collection$190 thousand
  • Other service charges$40 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.3%

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

From the state
4.3%$300 thousand

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$448 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Fines
5.8%$405 thousand
Interest, rents and other
3.4%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs7.4%Interest on debt3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%

What stands out

51%

of Dalworthington Gardens' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
51%$2.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$318 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$192 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$341 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$341 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$170 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$79 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dalworthington Gardens. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dalworthington Gardens 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.