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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Dewey took in $4.5 million and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%City taxes36%Fines and other11%County and local tax money7.6%State tax money2.0%

What stands out

29%

of Dewey's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
29%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.9%$176 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$144 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.2%$144 thousand

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$958 thousand
  • Garbage collection$464 thousand
  • Sewer$424 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$82 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$90 thousand

County and local tax money7.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.6%$341 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$251 thousand
Fines
5.2%$233 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Interest on debt1.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

27%

of Dewey's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$254 thousand
  • Sewer systems$134 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$900 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$738 thousand
  • Fire protection$145 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$776 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$435 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$324 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$104 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$58 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$36 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$22 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Housing and community development
0.9%$31 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dewey. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Dewey 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.