Town government · Sheridan County, WY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dayton took in $2.8 million and spent $2.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money38%County and local tax money21%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%State tax money16%Fines and other4.5%Town taxes4.2%

What stands out

38%

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

Town taxes4.2%

Property tax
3.9%$109 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$464 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Garbage collection$176 thousand
  • Sewer$79 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money38%

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

From the federal government
38%$1.1 million

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$457 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$593 thousand

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$128 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking21%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails5.0%All other spending1.9%

What stands out

17%

of Dayton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Water supply$162 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$137 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$606 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$606 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$494 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$494 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$302 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$253 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.0%$146 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Social services
1.5%$45 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dayton 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.