Town government · Prairie County, MT

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Terry took in $1.0 million and spent $642 thousand.

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, garbage collection)32%State tax money26%Town taxes22%Fines and other19%

What stands out

19%

of Terry's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes22%

Property tax
22%$224 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$7 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$331 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Sewer$240 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$10 thousand
  • Road charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$268 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$199 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt6.5%

What stands out

12%

of Terry'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
36%$231 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$136 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$85 thousand
  • Fire protection$35 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$87 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$87 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$41 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Interest on debt
6.5%$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Terry. 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 Terry 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.