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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover took in $47.2 million and spent $46.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)69%City taxes22%Fines and other3.1%State tax money3.0%Federal tax money1.4%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

14%

of Dover's money comes from business income taxes.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes22%

Business income tax
14%$6.8 million
Property tax
3.7%$1.7 million
Other taxes
2.1%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$898 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
1.7%$810 thousand
Sales tax
<0.1%$3 thousand

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$32.8 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$25.2 million
  • Sewer$3.3 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Garbage collection$965 thousand
  • Other service charges$356 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$243 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$125 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.4%

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

From the federal government
1.4%$666 thousand

State tax money3.0%

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

From the state
3.0%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$552 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$1.4 million
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs7.3%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.9%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

69%

of Dover's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$31.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$26.1 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$936 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$5.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$261 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.3%$3.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$912 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$662 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$424 thousand
  • Government buildings$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.9%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$720 thousand
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$708 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$388 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$239 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$129 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 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.