Town government · Chouteau County, MT

Big Sandy's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Big Sandy took in $810 thousand and spent $729 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)64%State tax money18%Town taxes13%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

64%

of Big Sandy's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
13%$103 thousand

Fees for services64%

Fees for services
64%$518 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$234 thousand
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$143 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$46 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities70%Interest on debt16%Police, fire, courts and jails6.2%Running the government and other costs5.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%

What stands out

16%

of Big Sandy's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
70%$511 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$289 thousand
  • Water supply$182 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Interest on debt
16%$116 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$98 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.2%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.1%$37 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Big Sandy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Big Sandy 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.