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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Dover took in $1.4 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes65%State tax money25%Fees for services4.1%Fines and other3.3%County and local tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

11%

of Dover's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes65%

Property tax
54%$738 thousand
Other taxes
11%$144 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$38 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.1%

Fees for services
4.1%$56 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$56 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%$4 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$347 thousand

County and local tax money2.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.4%$33 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Fines
2.0%$28 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Roads, transit and parking32%Health and hospitals16%Running the government and other costs14%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

16%

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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$489 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$406 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$37 thousand
  • Police$32 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
32%$482 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$482 thousand
Health and hospitals
16%$247 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$247 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$205 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)$130 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$23 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.8%$72 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 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.