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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dodge took in $220 thousand and spent $169 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Town taxes40%Federal tax money10%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)1.8%County and local tax money1.4%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

10%

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

Town taxes40%

Property tax
40%$87 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$4 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and road charges
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$22 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$102 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$3 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails5.9%Health and hospitals5.3%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

7.1%

of Dodge'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%

Running the government and other costs
40%$67 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$24 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$20 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
39%$66 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$66 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
7.1%$12 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.9%$10 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.3%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$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 Dodge. 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 Dodge 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.