City government · Roosevelt County, MT

Wolf Point's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Wolf Point took in $4.8 million and spent $4.1 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 (garbage collection, water)48%Fines and other19%State tax money18%City taxes14%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes14%

Property tax
14%$667 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$30 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Other licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; water and 3 more
  • Garbage collection$865 thousand
  • Water$654 thousand
  • Sewer$522 thousand
  • Other service charges$239 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$32 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$861 thousand

Fines and other19%

Interest, rents and other
19%$902 thousand
Fines
0.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs5.9%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

24%

of Wolf Point'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
45%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$736 thousand
  • Water supply$684 thousand
  • Sewer systems$453 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$984 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$864 thousand
  • Fire protection$58 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$8 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$752 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$413 thousand
  • Airports$339 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.9%$243 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$120 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$48 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$114 thousand
  • Libraries$2 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$91 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$71 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$20 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$79 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$79 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wolf Point. 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 Wolf Point 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.