City government · Phillips County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Malta took in $3.7 million and spent $3.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%Fines and other23%State tax money22%City taxes16%

What stands out

22%

of Malta'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 taxes16%

Property tax
15%$563 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$721 thousand
  • Sewer$552 thousand
  • Garbage collection$145 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$827 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
22%$826 thousand
Fines
0.2%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%Roads, transit and parking5.8%Health and hospitals1.3%

What stands out

48%

of Malta'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
48%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$659 thousand
  • Water supply$615 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$418 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$933 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$611 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$322 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$360 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$360 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$258 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$258 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.8%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$203 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Malta. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Malta 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.