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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dekorra took in $1.6 million and spent $1.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money20%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)12%County and local tax money8.3%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Dekorra's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes60%

Property tax
54%$850 thousand
Other taxes
5.7%$90 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$77 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$9 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$193 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$307 thousand

County and local tax money8.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.3%$131 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt5.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

15%

of Dekorra'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$507 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Government buildings$368 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$387 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$279 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$102 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
  • Police$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$211 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$168 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$43 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$174 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$174 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$80 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$47 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dekorra. 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 Dekorra 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.