Village government · Muskingum County, OH

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dresden took in $1.7 million and spent $8.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)67%Village taxes33%

Village taxes33%

Individual income tax
18%$308 thousand
Property tax
8.3%$144 thousand
Other taxes
5.2%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$78 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
2.0%$34 thousand

Fees for services67%

Fees for services
67%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and parks and recreation
  • Water$821 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$329 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs83%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.6%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.2%

What stands out

83%

of Dresden's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
83%$7.3 million
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$7.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$883 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$516 thousand
  • Police$353 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.6%$488 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$291 thousand
  • Sewer systems$197 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$17 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dresden. 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 Village of Dresden 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.