City government · Erath County, TX

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dublin took in $7.0 million and spent $1.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)69%City taxes25%State tax money3.5%Fines and other3.1%

What stands out

69%

of Dublin's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
24%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.5%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$4.0 million
  • Sewer$472 thousand
  • Garbage collection$316 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.5%

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

From the state
3.5%$243 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$218 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Interest on debt7.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$613 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$558 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
Running the government and other costs
32%$533 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$362 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$132 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$388 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$388 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$124 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$30 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dublin. 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 Dublin 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.