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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dunkirk took in $1.1 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes63%State tax money20%Fees for services (garbage collection)16%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

16%

of Dunkirk'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 taxes63%

Property tax
60%$672 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Other licenses$10 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$179 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and other service charges
  • Garbage collection$178 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%$225 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$12 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Interest on debt2.9%All other spending1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Dunkirk'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
58%$668 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$668 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$197 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$142 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$55 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$19 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$100 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Police$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 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 Dunkirk. 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 Dunkirk 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.