Town government · Roosevelt County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Culbertson took in $2.4 million and spent $1.6 million.

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)45%State tax money38%Town taxes13%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

38%

of Culbertson's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes13%

Property tax
13%$297 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$526 thousand
  • Water$271 thousand
  • Garbage collection$222 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$57 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$898 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$29 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Interest on debt12%Running the government and other costs9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

12%

of Culbertson'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
61%$973 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$526 thousand
  • Water supply$295 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$186 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$180 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.1%$146 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$23 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$125 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 2 more
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Police$47 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$88 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$52 thousand
  • Airports$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$54 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$8 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

Town of Culbertson. 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 Culbertson 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.