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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 $338 thousand and spent $295 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money54%Town taxes18%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)14%Federal tax money8.0%County and local tax money5.3%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

14%

of Dewey's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes18%

Property tax
17%$57 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$29 thousand
  • Road charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$27 thousand

State tax money54%

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

From the state
54%$184 thousand

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$18 thousand

Fines and other0.9%

Interest, rents and other
0.9%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking64%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.1%Interest on debt0.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

8.1%

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
64%$188 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$188 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$42 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)$18 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$38 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.1%$24 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$24 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 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.