DOVER CITY finances
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DOVER CITY
City or town in Delaware (Kent County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 06/30); population 38,594.
Other years: 2024 · 2022
Summary
| What | Amount | Census item codes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | $20.9 million | T |
| Charges and fees | $121.9 million | A |
| Other general revenue | $3.4 million | U |
| From the federal government | $0 | B |
| From the state government | $1.4 million | C |
| From local governments | $0 | D |
| Spending: current operations | $132.1 million | E |
| Spending: construction | $17.2 million | F |
| Spending: other capital outlay | $0 | G |
| Spending: interest on debt | $1.1 million | I |
| Spending: assistance and subsidies | $0 | J |
| Payments to other governments | $421,000 | L M Q S |
| General revenue | $147.6 million | T A U B C D |
| Direct spending | $150.3 million | E F G I J |
| Debt at year end | $0 | 49U + 64V |
Spending by function
| Function (Census name) | Current operations + construction + capital |
|---|---|
| Electric Utilities | $81.6 million |
| Police Protection | $25.4 million |
| General NEC | $11.1 million |
| Sewerage | $7.7 million |
| Water Utilities | $3.8 million |
| Solid Waste Mgt | $3.5 million |
| Regular Highways | $3.5 million |
| Central Staff | $3.4 million |
| Libraries | $2.6 million |
| Financial Adm | $2.3 million |
| Protective Inspection | $1.4 million |
| Local Fire Protection | $1.3 million |
| General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $919,000 |
| Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $291,000 |
| Parks & Rec | $217,000 |
| Health | $125,000 |
Every item reported
| Code | Census description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A61 | Parks & Recreation Charges | $217,000 |
| A80 | Sewerage Charges | $11.6 million |
| A81 | Solid Waste Charges | $4.7 million |
| A89 | All Other NEC Charges | $3.6 million |
| A91 | Water Utilities Revenue | $9.4 million |
| A92 | Electric Utilities Revenue | $92.3 million |
| C89 | State IG Other | $1.4 million |
| E23 | Financial Adm-Curr Operation | $2.3 million |
| E24 | Local Fire Protection Curr Operation | $961,000 |
| E29 | Central Staff-Curr Operation | $3.4 million |
| E31 | General Public Bldg-Curr Oper | $852,000 |
| E32 | Health-Current Operation | $125,000 |
| E44 | Regular Highways-Current Oper | $2.5 million |
| E50 | Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper | $291,000 |
| E52 | Libraries-Current Operation | $2.6 million |
| E62 | Police Protection-Current Oper | $24.7 million |
| E66 | Protective Inspection-Curr Op | $1.4 million |
| E80 | Sewerage-Current Operation | $3.6 million |
| E81 | Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper | $2.9 million |
| E89 | General NEC-Current Operation | $10.7 million |
| E91 | Water Utilities-Current Oper | $1.2 million |
| E92 | Electric Utilities-Current Op | $74.4 million |
| F24 | Local Fire Protection Construction | $302,000 |
| F29 | Central Staff-Construction | $28,000 |
| F31 | General Public Bldg-Constr | $67,000 |
| F44 | Regular Highways-Construction | $1.0 million |
| F61 | Parks & Rec-Construction | $217,000 |
| F62 | Police Protection-Construction | $690,000 |
| F80 | Sewerage-Construction | $4.0 million |
| F81 | Solid Waste Mgt-Construction | $624,000 |
| F89 | General NEC-Construction | $386,000 |
| F91 | Water Utilities-Construction | $2.6 million |
| F92 | Electric Utilities-Constr | $7.3 million |
| I89 | General Interest on Debt | $46,000 |
| I91 | Water Utilities-Interest | $290,000 |
| I92 | Electric Utilities-Interest | $742,000 |
| L89 | General NEC-IG to State | $88,000 |
| M89 | General NEC-IG-Local NEC | $333,000 |
| T01 | Property Tax | $15.1 million |
| T15 | Public Utilities Tax | $709,000 |
| T28 | Occup & Business License, NEC | $1.6 million |
| T29 | Other License Tax | $1.7 million |
| T51 | Documentary & Stock Trans Tax | $1.8 million |
| U20 | Interest Earnings | $790,000 |
| U30 | Fines & Forfeits | $2.2 million |
| U40 | Rents | $230,000 |
| U99 | Misc General Revenue NEC | $131,000 |
Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 102001207645.