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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darlington took in $8.2 million and spent $7.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%City taxes26%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money6.7%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
25%$2.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$973 thousand
  • Water$674 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
  • Garbage collection$138 thousand
  • Other service charges$106 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
6.7%$544 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$2.7 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$110 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$632 thousand
Fines
0.4%$30 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending4.5%

What stands out

11%

of Darlington'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
  • Water supply$558 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$873 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$468 thousand
  • Government buildings$173 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$119 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$113 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$792 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$579 thousand
  • Libraries$213 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$755 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$548 thousand
  • Fire protection$179 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$20 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$307 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Darlington. 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 Darlington 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.