Town government · Dolores County, CO

Dove Creek's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dove Creek took in $954 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes44%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money16%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

24%

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

Town taxes44%

Sales tax
24%$233 thousand
Property tax
14%$135 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$327 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$224 thousand
  • Sewer$81 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$155 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
3.4%$32 thousand
Interest, rents and other
2.3%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking11%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Health and hospitals0.9%

What stands out

42%

of Dove Creek's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$496 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$230 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$366 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$280 thousand
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$136 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$136 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$108 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$84 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$23 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$70 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$11 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dove Creek. 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 Dove Creek 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.