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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dodgeville took in $9.7 million and spent $10.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes39%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money18%Fines and other6.6%County and local tax money4.7%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

36%

of Dodgeville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes39%

Property tax
36%$3.5 million
Other taxes
2.3%$225 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$84 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$3.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 6 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$976 thousand
  • Other service charges$388 thousand
  • Garbage collection$251 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$31 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$26 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.8 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$452 thousand

Fines and other6.6%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$612 thousand
Fines
0.2%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries7.3%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

4.9%

of Dodgeville's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$657 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$230 thousand
  • Government buildings$214 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$145 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$267 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$57 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.3%$749 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$388 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$361 thousand
Health and hospitals
4.9%$503 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$503 thousand
Housing and community development
1.7%$174 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$171 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$19 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$19 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dodgeville. 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 City of Dodgeville 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.