City government · Lewis and Clark County, MT

East Helena's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Helena took in $3.5 million and spent $2.6 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)48%State tax money25%City taxes21%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
20%$718 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$24 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$438 thousand
  • Garbage collection$204 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$131 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$868 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$39 thousand
Fines
0.7%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

31%

of East Helena'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
40%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$443 thousand
  • Water supply$396 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$196 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$801 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$503 thousand
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$394 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$126 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$125 thousand
  • Government buildings$115 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
Interest on debt
6.0%$155 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$114 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$41 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$120 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$120 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$76 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$76 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Helena. 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 City of East Helena 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.