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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 $973 thousand and spent $947 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes51%State tax money43%County and local tax money3.2%Federal tax money1.2%Fees for services (garbage collection)0.5%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Dodgeville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Town taxes51%

Property tax
49%$481 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$17 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Garbage collection$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$12 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$419 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$31 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking70%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.6%Health and hospitals3.2%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

3.6%

of Dodgeville'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
70%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$40 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
  • Government buildings$2 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$82 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$74 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.6%$34 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.2%$30 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town 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 Town 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.