Town government · Buffalo County, WI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover took in $332 thousand and spent $241 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Town taxes36%Federal tax money7.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, road charges)4.2%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

52%

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

Town taxes36%

Property tax
36%$120 thousand

Fees for services4.2%

Fees for services
4.2%$14 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 1 more
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.5%

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

From the federal government
7.5%$25 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$171 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking62%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Health and hospitals3.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities3.3%

What stands out

3.7%

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

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
62%$149 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$16 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$16 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
3.3%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Dover. 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 Dover 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.