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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dorchester took in $1.2 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes79%Federal tax money12%Fines and other7.7%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

12%

of Dorchester's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes79%

Property tax
79%$948 thousand

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$141 thousand

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$19 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
7.7%$93 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs78%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.5%Police, fire, courts and jails1.3%Health and hospitals1.1%Social services0.3%

What stands out

78%

of Dorchester's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
78%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$50 thousand
  • Government buildings$13 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$345 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$345 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$29 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.3%$26 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Social services
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare and welfare institutions
  • Other public welfare$4 thousand
  • Welfare institutions$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dorchester. 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 Dorchester 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.