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Three Forks's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Three Forks took in $3.5 million and spent $2.3 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 (water, sewer)60%City taxes19%State tax money15%Fines and other6.0%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

60%

of Three Forks' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
19%$645 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$982 thousand
  • Sewer$902 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$163 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$2 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$532 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$205 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking19%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs6.1%Interest on debt5.0%

What stands out

12%

of Three Forks' 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
38%$865 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$447 thousand
  • Sewer systems$418 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$453 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$385 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$40 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$440 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$440 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$273 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
  • Libraries$104 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$139 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$53 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Interest on debt
5.0%$114 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$96 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Three Forks. 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 City of Three Forks 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.