Town government · Sussex County, DE

Dewey Beach's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Dewey Beach took in $6.5 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other55%Town taxes22%Fees for services (parking)22%Federal tax money0.5%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

55%

of Dewey Beach's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes22%

Other taxes
22%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$983 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$271 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$201 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParking
  • Parking$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$35 thousand

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$35 thousand

Fines and other55%

Interest, rents and other
55%$3.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails46%Running the government and other costs38%Parks, recreation and libraries16%

What stands out

46%

of Dewey Beach's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
46%$959 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$959 thousand
Running the government and other costs
38%$779 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$779 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$325 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$325 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dewey Beach. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Dewey Beach 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.