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Castle Dale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Castle Dale took in $776 thousand and spent $321 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes69%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)28%State tax money1.4%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

50%

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

City taxes69%

Sales tax
50%$387 thousand
Property tax
9.5%$74 thousand
Other taxes
9.4%$73 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$58 thousand
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$220 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$171 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries45%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

45%

of Castle Dale's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Parks, recreation and libraries
45%$146 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$88 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$42 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$44 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Castle Dale 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.