City government · Olmsted County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover took in $1.1 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)28%State tax money19%Fines and other14%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes36%

Property tax
33%$374 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$24 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$310 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$282 thousand
  • Other service charges$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$42 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$214 thousand

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other
14%$153 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking40%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails8.6%Interest on debt3.7%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

40%

of Dover's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
40%$420 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$420 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$305 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$305 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$81 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$71 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.6%$91 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$54 thousand
  • Police$37 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$39 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$35 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 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 December 31, 2021. 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.