Town government · McCone County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Circle took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)53%Town taxes20%Fines and other15%State tax money11%County and local tax money1.6%

What stands out

15%

of Circle'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 taxes20%

Property tax
19%$256 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$701 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$445 thousand
  • Sewer$140 thousand
  • Garbage collection$111 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$147 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$21 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs12%Sent to other local governments7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.4%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

7.5%

of Circle's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$617 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$469 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$102 thousand
  • Sewer systems$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$153 thousand
  • Airports$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.5%$83 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$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.4%$49 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$44 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$26 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$18 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.9%$21 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
  • Police$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Circle. 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 Circle 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.