Town government · Carter County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Ekalaka took in $631 thousand and spent $617 thousand.

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 (water, sewer)60%Town taxes22%State tax money18%

What stands out

60%

of Ekalaka's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
21%$135 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$201 thousand
  • Sewer$98 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$113 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%Running the government and other costs5.2%Sent to other local governments3.4%Roads, transit and parking2.6%All other spending2.4%

What stands out

77%

of Ekalaka'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
77%$475 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$328 thousand
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.2%$32 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$21 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$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$9 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Ekalaka. 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 Ekalaka 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.