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Dell Prairie's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dell Prairie took in $748 thousand and spent $547 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes49%State tax money24%Fees for services (garbage collection)13%Federal tax money11%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

13%

of Dell Prairie's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes49%

Property tax
36%$268 thousand
Other taxes
13%$95 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$86 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection
  • Garbage collection$94 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%$82 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$176 thousand

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$25 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Police, fire, courts and jails9.9%Health and hospitals9.9%

What stands out

17%

of Dell Prairie'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
42%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$115 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$95 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$95 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.9%$54 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
Health and hospitals
9.9%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dell Prairie. 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 Dell Prairie 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.