Town government · Barnstable County, MA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dennis took in $73.8 million and spent $67.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes78%Fees for services (parks and recreation)10%Fines and other6.3%State tax money4.8%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

8.9%

of Dennis' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 3.2%.

Town taxes78%

Property tax
69%$50.8 million
Other taxes
8.9%$6.5 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$3.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$7.4 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation and other service charges
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$865 thousand

State tax money4.8%

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

From the state
4.8%$3.6 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$4.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Sent to other local governments31%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries5.6%All other spending6.6%

What stands out

31%

of Dennis' spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Sent to other local governments
31%$20.7 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$20.6 million
  • Sent to the state government$118 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$17.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$13.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$15.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$7.4 million
  • Police$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$880 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.4%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.6%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Libraries$625 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.2%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Housing and community development
1.4%$967 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$768 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$516 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$516 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$492 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$492 thousand
Social services
0.3%$226 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$226 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dennis. 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 Dennis 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.