Town government · Morris County, NJ

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dover took in $33.2 million and spent $32.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes67%Fees for services (water, housing)19%Federal tax money10%Fines and other3.3%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Dover's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes67%

Property tax
61%$20.2 million
Other taxes
6.3%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.0 million
  • Other licenses$816 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$193 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
<0.1%$26 thousand

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$6.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; housing and 2 more
  • Water$5.6 million
  • Housing$318 thousand
  • Parking$259 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$3.4 million

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$54 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$588 thousand
Fines
1.5%$504 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails40%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Housing and community development10%Roads, transit and parking3.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

10%

of Dover's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
40%$12.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$8.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
28%$9.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$7.7 million
  • Government buildings$679 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$279 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$4.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4.8 million
Housing and community development
10%$3.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
3.5%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$912 thousand
  • Parking$214 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$525 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$492 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$289 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$289 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$13 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Town 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.