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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dimmitt took in $5.5 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%City taxes31%Fees for services (water)22%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
14%$794 thousand
Sales tax
10%$574 thousand
Other taxes
6.5%$358 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$332 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$2.4 million

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$112 thousand
Fines
1.1%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries7.5%Roads, transit and parking1.9%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

49%

of Dimmitt's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
49%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$984 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$158 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Government buildings$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$563 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$475 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$55 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$466 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$338 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
  • Sewer systems$38 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.5%$190 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$123 thousand
  • Libraries$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.9%$49 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$49 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dimmitt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. 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 Dimmitt 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.