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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Day took in $570 thousand and spent $437 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes45%State tax money41%Federal tax money11%Fees for services (garbage collection)2.3%Fines and other1.4%

What stands out

11%

of Day's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes45%

Property tax
45%$256 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.3%

Fees for services
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$60 thousand

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$232 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.2%Interest on debt2.1%Health and hospitals0.2%

What stands out

3.2%

of Day's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
64%$280 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$280 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$83 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$50 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$50 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.2%$14 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$9 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Day. 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 Town of Day 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.