Town government · Lincoln County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Eureka took in $1.2 million and spent $893 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)78%Town taxes19%Federal tax money2.4%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

78%

of Eureka'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 taxes19%

Property tax
18%$219 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services78%

Fees for services
78%$946 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$444 thousand
  • Sewer$441 thousand
  • Road charges$33 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 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%$29 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Fines
0.7%$8 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Interest on debt12%Running the government and other costs6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%Roads, transit and parking0.1%

What stands out

12%

of Eureka'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
54%$483 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$253 thousand
  • Water supply$230 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$222 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$174 thousand
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Interest on debt
12%$103 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$61 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$59 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$55 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$25 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Eureka. 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 Eureka 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.