City government · Columbia County, WA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dayton took in $4.9 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes35%State tax money11%Fines and other2.3%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes35%

Other taxes
16%$804 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$349 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$329 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$75 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$51 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$530 thousand
Property tax
8.2%$403 thousand

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$49 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$544 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$84 thousand

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$111 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs9.0%Sent to other local governments7.8%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.8%

of Dayton's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$879 thousand
  • Water supply$806 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$724 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$586 thousand
  • Fire protection$73 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$702 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$702 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.0%$386 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$162 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$111 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$57 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.8%$335 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$335 thousand
Interest on debt
7.3%$315 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.3%$97 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dayton 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.