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De Soto's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), De Soto took in $436 thousand and spent $416 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)28%Village taxes23%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money4.8%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Village taxes23%

Property tax
20%$87 thousand
Other taxes
3.2%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$121 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$88 thousand
  • Garbage collection$26 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 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%$49 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$131 thousand

County and local tax money4.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.8%$21 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Roads, transit and parking36%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt5.3%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.3%

What stands out

36%

of De Soto's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$151 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$131 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$20 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
36%$148 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$148 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$56 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$17 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.3%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Libraries$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of De Soto. 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 Village of De Soto 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.