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Deer Lodge's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Deer Lodge took in $4.2 million and spent $4.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)51%Fines and other20%State tax money16%City taxes13%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes13%

Property tax
12%$491 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$40 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$543 thousand
  • Garbage collection$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$666 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
19%$786 thousand
Fines
1.2%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Interest on debt8.4%Running the government and other costs6.3%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Housing and community development0.5%

What stands out

63%

of Deer Lodge'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
63%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.5 million
  • Water supply$879 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$308 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$788 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$575 thousand
  • Fire protection$149 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
8.4%$358 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.3%$270 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$245 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$136 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$117 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$19 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deer Lodge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Deer Lodge 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.