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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Sturgis took in $51.7 million and spent $52.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)72%State tax money12%City taxes9.0%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money1.8%

What stands out

72%

of Sturgis' 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%.

City taxes9.0%

Property tax
8.5%$4.4 million
Other taxes
0.5%$247 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$247 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$37.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 6 more
  • Electric power$29.0 million
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$879 thousand
  • Housing$259 thousand
  • Airport$178 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$945 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$6.0 million

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$3.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending1.7%

What stands out

66%

of Sturgis' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$34.3 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$31.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$94 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$138 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.4%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$3.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$700 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$191 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$123 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$40 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$15 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sturgis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Sturgis 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.