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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunbar took in $499 thousand and spent $704 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Town taxes16%County and local tax money16%Federal tax money6.6%Fines and other2.6%Fees for services (garbage collection)1.6%

What stands out

16%

of Dunbar's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
15%$75 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$8 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$33 thousand

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$284 thousand

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
16%$79 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking69%Running the government and other costs17%Health and hospitals5.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

5.8%

of Dunbar'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
69%$488 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$488 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$120 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$69 thousand
  • Government buildings$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.8%$41 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.1%$22 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$13 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dunbar. 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 Dunbar 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.