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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Dover took in $1.3 million and spent $2.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)40%City taxes34%State tax money13%Fines and other13%

What stands out

32%

of Dover's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes34%

Property tax
32%$426 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.6%$8 thousand

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$533 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$215 thousand
  • Garbage collection$161 thousand
  • Water$97 thousand
  • Road charges$59 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$178 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$165 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%

What stands out

31%

of Dover'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
31%$653 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$578 thousand
  • Police$75 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$633 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$310 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$199 thousand
  • Water supply$124 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$378 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and other government-run businesses
  • Other and not broken out$324 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$54 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$363 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$317 thousand
  • Airports$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$72 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dover 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.