Town government · Denton County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Dish took in $375 thousand and spent $257 thousand.

Latest recorded yearComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes66%Fines and other19%State tax money14%

What stands out

23%

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

Town taxes66%

Property tax
40%$149 thousand
Sales tax
23%$86 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$54 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs93%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

93%

of Dish'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
93%$239 thousand
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$121 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$91 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation and fire protection
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dish 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.