City government · Meagher County, MT

White Sulphur Springs's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), White Sulphur Springs took in $1.9 million and spent $1.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money25%Fines and other24%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%City taxes16%Federal tax money11%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
16%$304 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$449 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$277 thousand
  • Sewer$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$218 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$477 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
23%$442 thousand
Fines
0.7%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Interest on debt4.1%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

19%

of White Sulphur Springs' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$586 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$437 thousand
  • Sewer systems$149 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$278 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$154 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$109 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$256 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$252 thousand
  • Airports$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$109 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$96 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$57 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$30 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$27 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$51 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Libraries$22 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$33 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$33 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of White Sulphur Springs. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of White Sulphur Springs 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.