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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dewey took in $686 thousand and spent $508 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes60%State tax money28%Federal tax money7.6%Fines and other3.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

7.6%

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

Town taxes60%

Property tax
60%$411 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$52 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$191 thousand

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking59%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Health and hospitals4.3%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

14%

of Dewey's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
59%$298 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$298 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$77 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$45 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$35 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$33 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.3%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dewey. 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 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.