Town government · Ravalli County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Darby took in $906 thousand and spent $760 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money31%County and local tax money14%Fines and other12%Town taxes2.5%

What stands out

14%

of Darby's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes2.5%

Other taxes
2.5%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$361 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$212 thousand
  • Sewer$140 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$282 thousand

County and local tax money14%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
14%$129 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
7.0%$63 thousand
Fines
5.3%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs18%Interest on debt7.2%Roads, transit and parking2.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%

What stands out

33%

of Darby's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$292 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$153 thousand
  • Sewer systems$139 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$247 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$142 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$14 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$136 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$31 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Interest on debt
7.2%$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$20 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$10 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Darby. 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 Darby 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.