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Miles City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Miles City took in $17.3 million and spent $15.3 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 other25%City taxes25%State tax money5.8%County and local tax money2.2%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

25%

of Miles City'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 taxes25%

Property tax
24%$4.2 million
Other taxes
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Sewer$2.3 million
  • Airport$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$900 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$359 thousand

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$1.0 million

County and local tax money2.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.2%$384 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
25%$4.3 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Parks, recreation and libraries8.0%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

37%

of Miles City'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.3 million
  • Police$2.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$772 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.0%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$105 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$363 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$110 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$110 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miles City. 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 Miles City 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.