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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Denison took in $45.0 million and spent $44.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)46%City taxes44%Fines and other5.0%Federal tax money2.8%County and local tax money1.6%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

15%

of Denison's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes44%

Property tax
22%$9.8 million
Sales tax
15%$6.7 million
Other taxes
7.7%$3.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$511 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$50 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$40 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services46%

Fees for services
46%$20.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Water$8.5 million
  • Garbage collection$6.0 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$608 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$156 thousand
  • Hospital bills$137 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.8%

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

From the federal government
2.8%$1.3 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$69 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$726 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Fines
2.6%$1.2 million
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.3%Interest on debt5.7%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

40%

of Denison's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$17.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$543 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$306 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$11.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Fire protection$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$371 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$65 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$8.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$4.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.3%$3.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Libraries$757 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$2.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on general debt$557 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$452 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$452 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Denison. 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 Denison 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.