City government · Lake County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Ronan took in $2.4 million and spent $1.9 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%State tax money40%City taxes12%Fines and other5.6%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

40%

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

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$278 thousand
Other taxes
0.9%$23 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$996 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$581 thousand
  • Sewer$410 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$27 thousand

State tax money40%

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

From the state
40%$989 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$112 thousand
Fines
1.0%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs12%Interest on debt6.2%Roads, transit and parking5.5%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

35%

of Ronan'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$733 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$372 thousand
  • Water supply$361 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$654 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$572 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$37 thousand
  • Fire protection$36 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$229 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Government buildings$25 thousand
Interest on debt
6.2%$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$104 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$104 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$46 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ronan. 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 Ronan 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.