ZIP 19901 · Dover, DE

Five governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 19901: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 19901?
19901 is served by the State of Delaware, Kent County, Capital School District, Caesar Rodney School District and the City of Dover. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Delaware spent $13.8 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Kent County spent $104 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Capital School District spent $163 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Caesar Rodney School District spent $162 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and City of Dover spent $151 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 19901?
Of the governments serving 19901, Capital School District collected $33.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Caesar Rodney School District collected $18.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of Dover collected $15.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Kent County collected $10.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 19901.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Kent County, Dover, Capital School District and Caesar Rodney School District

Why not this year? Each figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 19901

Capital School District$33.8 million

22% of its $155 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Caesar Rodney School District$18.8 million

11% of its $164 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

City of Dover$15.1 million

10% of its $148 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Kent County$10.4 million

9.5% of its $109 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Kent County

$104 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)49%Fines and other30%County taxes17%State tax money3.7%

What stands out

49%

of Kent County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 11%.

Full Kent County breakdown

County taxes17%

Property tax

9.5%$10.4 million

Other taxes

7.2%$7.9 million

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$7.4 million
Public utility taxes$230 thousand
Other licenses$190 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services

49%$54.1 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more

Sewer$31.4 million
Other service charges$13.3 million
Garbage collection$7.1 million
Road charges$1.7 million
Parks and recreation$603 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state

3.7%$4.0 million

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other

30%$33.0 million

Kent County page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending4.6%

What stands out

42%

of Kent County's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.6%.

Full Kent County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

42%$43.3 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste

Sewer systems$37.4 million
Garbage and solid waste$5.9 million

Running the government and other costs

24%$25.3 million

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$16.3 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.5 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.3 million
Government buildings$243 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

16%$16.8 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and inspections and regulation

Police$14.0 million
Inspections and regulation$2.7 million

Health and hospitals

8.1%$8.4 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$8.4 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

4.8%$4.9 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$2.9 million
Libraries$2.0 million

Interest on debt

2.1%$2.2 million

Roads, transit and parking

1.2%$1.3 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$1.3 million

Housing and community development

1.0%$988 thousand

Environment and natural resources

0.3%$312 thousand

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$312 thousand

Kent County page →

Your city

City of Dover

$151 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 14% of this ZIP is in Dover.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)83%City taxes14%Fines and other2.3%State tax money1.0%

What stands out

83%

of Dover's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

Full Dover breakdown

City taxes14%

Property tax

10%$15.1 million

Other taxes

3.9%$5.8 million

What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; other licenses and 2 more

Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.8 million
Other licenses$1.7 million
Occupation and business licenses$1.6 million
Public utility taxes$709 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services83%

Fees for services

83%$122 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more

Electric power$92.3 million
Sewer$11.6 million
Water$9.4 million
Garbage collection$4.7 million
Other service charges$3.6 million
Parks and recreation$217 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state

1.0%$1.4 million

Fines and other2.3%

Fines

1.5%$2.2 million

Interest, rents and other

0.8%$1.2 million

Dover page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

64%

of Dover's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Full Dover breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

64%$96.6 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more

Electric power$81.6 million
Sewer systems$7.7 million
Water supply$3.8 million
Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

19%$28.1 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more

Police$25.4 million
Inspections and regulation$1.4 million
Fire protection$1.3 million

Running the government and other costs

12%$17.7 million

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$11.1 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.4 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.3 million
Government buildings$919 thousand

Roads, transit and parking

2.4%$3.5 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$3.5 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

1.9%$2.8 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation

Libraries$2.6 million
Parks and recreation$217 thousand

Interest on debt

0.7%$1.1 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more

Interest on electric power debt$742 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$290 thousand
Interest on general debt$46 thousand

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$421 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$333 thousand
Sent to the state government$88 thousand

Housing and community development

0.2%$291 thousand

Health and hospitals

<0.1%$125 thousand

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health

Public health$125 thousand

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Your schools

Capital School District

$163 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 71% of this ZIP is in Capital School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes22%Fines and other1.6%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

76%

of Capital School District's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full Capital School District breakdown

School district taxes22%

Property tax

22%$33.8 million

State tax money76%

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

From the state

76%$118 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.1%$226 thousand

Fines and other1.6%

Interest, rents and other

1.6%$2.5 million

Capital School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.2%Interest on debt1.1%

Full Capital School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

97%$158 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$158 million

Sent to other local governments

2.2%$3.6 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$3.6 million

Interest on debt

1.1%$1.9 million

Capital School District page →

Caesar Rodney School District

$162 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 29% of this ZIP is in Caesar Rodney School District.

Where the money comes from

State tax money76%School district taxes11%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other5.0%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)1.2%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

6.2%

of Caesar Rodney School District's money comes from federal tax money.Most school districts with 5,000 to 25,000 students get none.

Full Caesar Rodney School District breakdown

School district taxes11%

Property tax

11%$18.8 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services

1.2%$2.0 million

What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more

School lunches$1.8 million
Other school charges$164 thousand
School tuition and transportation$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government

6.2%$10.2 million

State tax money76%

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

From the state

76%$124 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

0.4%$689 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other

5.0%$8.2 million

Caesar Rodney School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Sent to other local governments2.4%Interest on debt0.4%

Full Caesar Rodney School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

97%$157 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$157 million

Sent to other local governments

2.4%$3.8 million

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$3.8 million

Interest on debt

0.4%$589 thousand

Caesar Rodney School District page →

Your state

State of Delaware

$13.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes48%Federal tax money29%Fines and other14%Fees for services (college tuition, tolls)9.1%Local tax money0.5%

Full Delaware breakdown

What stands out

25%

of Delaware's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical state government gets 10%.

State taxes48%

Other taxes

25%$3.45 billion

What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 15 more

Corporation licenses$2.34 billion
Real estate and stock transfer taxes$219 million
Other selective sales taxes$179 million
Insurance premium taxes$157 million
Occupation and business licenses$152 million
Motor fuel taxes$136 million
Tobacco taxes$92.4 million
Motor vehicle licenses$63.3 million
Public utility taxes$53.7 million
Alcoholic beverage taxes$31.7 million
Other licenses$10.5 million
Driver's licenses$6.3 million
Hunting and fishing licenses$4.1 million
Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.0 million
Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
Public utility licenses$718 thousand
Amusement licenses$437 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax

19%$2.53 billion

Business income tax

3.9%$538 million

Fees for services9.1%

Fees for services

9.1%$1.25 billion

What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 13 more

College tuition$620 million
Tolls on roads and bridges$229 million
University housing and dining$175 million
Other service charges$86.8 million
Garbage collection$75.8 million
Parks and recreation$24.2 million
Transit fares$16.2 million
Housing$6.7 million
Hospital bills$3.0 million
Parks, land and natural resources$2.8 million
Sewer$2.4 million
Road charges$2.1 million
Water$1.2 million
Ports and waterways$214 thousand
Other education charges$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money29%

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

From the federal government

29%$3.95 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments

0.5%$71.9 million

Fines and other14%

Interest, rents and other

13%$1.83 billion

Fines

0.2%$21.4 million

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Where the money goes

Social services29%Schools and colleges19%Sent to local governments18%Running the government and other costs8.4%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%All other spending17%

What stands out

7.8%

of Delaware's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical state government spends 4.5%.

Full Delaware breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services

29%$4.01 billion

What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more

Other public welfare$3.96 billion
Unemployment and social insurance offices$36.5 million
Welfare institutions$18.0 million

Schools and colleges

19%$2.65 billion

What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more

Colleges and universities$1.72 billion
Scholarships and other education subsidies$499 million
Other education$282 million
College housing, dining and bookstores$136 million
Elementary and secondary schools$9.9 million

Sent to local governments

18%$2.56 billion

What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 12 more

Sent to school districts$2.18 billion
Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$270 million
Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28.7 million
Sent to local governments: public health$16.4 million
Sent to local governments: libraries$15.9 million
Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$10.9 million
Sent to local governments: roads and highways$9.6 million
Sent to local governments: other public welfare$8.9 million
Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$6.6 million
Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$5.1 million
Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.1 million
Sent to the federal government$867 thousand
Sent to local governments: police$688 thousand
Sent to local governments: other education$59 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.4%$1.16 billion

What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more

Finance, tax collection and budgeting$414 million
Other and not broken out$275 million
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$233 million
Government buildings$193 million
Other government administration$45.8 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.8%$1.08 billion

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more

Prisons and jails$372 million
Courts and legal services$269 million
Police$225 million
Probation, parole and other corrections$127 million
Inspections and regulation$87.0 million

Roads, transit and parking

7.0%$971 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more

Roads and highways$547 million
Toll roads and bridges$251 million
Public transit$171 million
Ports and harbors$2.4 million

Health and hospitals

5.0%$685 million

What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals

Public health$598 million
Hospitals$87.5 million

Interest on debt

1.6%$224 million

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

1.1%$149 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more

Garbage and solid waste$95.9 million
Sewer systems$45.5 million
Water supply$7.1 million

Housing and community development

0.9%$126 million

Parks, recreation and libraries

0.9%$119 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$104 million
Libraries$15.3 million

Environment and natural resources

0.8%$107 million

What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation

Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 million

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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Delaware. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Kent County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Capital School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Caesar Rodney School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Dover. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.