Town government · Mineral County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Superior took in $1.4 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Town taxes21%State tax money20%Federal tax money13%Fines and other10%

What stands out

13%

of Superior's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
21%$296 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$509 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$332 thousand
  • Sewer$177 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$191 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$291 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$135 thousand
Fines
0.8%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Parks, recreation and libraries25%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking11%Sent to other local governments6.1%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

25%

of Superior's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$494 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$241 thousand
  • Sewer systems$231 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
25%$340 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$340 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$200 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$84 thousand
  • Police$77 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$39 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Sent to other local governments
6.1%$83 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$83 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$63 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$23 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$12 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Superior. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Superior 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.