Town government · Granite County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Philipsburg took in $1.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

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 (sewer, water)45%State tax money38%Town taxes16%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

38%

of Philipsburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes16%

Property tax
16%$244 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$673 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$341 thousand
  • Water$261 thousand
  • Electric power$50 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$576 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$5 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.5%Running the government and other costs8.4%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

63%

of Philipsburg'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
63%$842 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$431 thousand
  • Water supply$266 thousand
  • Electric power$145 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$153 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$91 thousand
  • Fire protection$38 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.5%$126 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$100 thousand
  • Libraries$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$64 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$80 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$80 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$19 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$10 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Philipsburg. 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 Philipsburg 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.