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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dayton took in $1.1 million and spent $703 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes58%State tax money27%Federal tax money13%Fines and other1.1%Fees for services<0.1%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes58%

Property tax
54%$587 thousand
Other taxes
4.3%$47 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services<0.1%

Fees for services
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$146 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$295 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking55%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals6.0%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

6%

of Dayton's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
55%$387 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$387 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$141 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$115 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$82 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$42 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$42 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.4%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$14 thousand
  • Sewer systems$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.