Village government · Clark County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dorchester took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money22%County and local tax money6.9%Fines and other5.8%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes35%

Property tax
35%$601 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$510 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Sewer$216 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$383 thousand

County and local tax money6.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.9%$118 thousand

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$100 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Roads, transit and parking27%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Interest on debt2.8%

What stands out

27%

of Dorchester's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$668 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$336 thousand
  • Sewer systems$291 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$41 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
27%$421 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$421 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$189 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$155 thousand
  • Police$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$139 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)$69 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$123 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Libraries$45 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Dorchester. 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 Village of Dorchester 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.