City government · Yellowstone County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Laurel took in $20.9 million and spent $20.4 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 (water, sewer)41%Fines and other33%City taxes14%State tax money12%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

32%

of Laurel'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 taxes14%

Property tax
14%$2.9 million
Other taxes
0.7%$140 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$85 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$46 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$8.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.8 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
  • Transit fares$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$16 thousand

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$2.4 million

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
32%$6.6 million
Fines
0.9%$196 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities64%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs7.9%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.7%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

64%

of Laurel'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
64%$13.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.3 million
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$3.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$342 thousand
  • Fire protection$264 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$641 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$334 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$334 thousand
  • Government buildings$181 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$1.5 million
  • Public transit$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.7%$542 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$302 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$240 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$296 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$238 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$58 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$201 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$168 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$168 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laurel. 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 Laurel 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.