Town government · Cascade County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belt took in $1.1 million and spent $841 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)44%State tax money25%Fines and other20%Town taxes11%

What stands out

20%

of Belt's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes11%

Property tax
11%$118 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$471 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$210 thousand
  • Water$195 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$271 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
20%$219 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Running the government and other costs14%Roads, transit and parking7.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

62%

of Belt's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$521 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$300 thousand
  • Sewer systems$165 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$56 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$121 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.1%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.9%$58 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$56 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$35 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Belt. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Belt 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.