City government · Mercer County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beulah took in $7.7 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)33%State tax money25%City taxes24%Fines and other18%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes24%

Sales tax
14%$1.1 million
Property tax
8.9%$686 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$27 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$15 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$588 thousand
  • Sewer$418 thousand
  • Other service charges$399 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$41 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.3 million
Fines
0.7%$52 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails15%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

17%

of Beulah'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
24%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$764 thousand
  • Water supply$741 thousand
  • Sewer systems$245 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$768 thousand
  • Government buildings$592 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$210 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$63 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$57 thousand
  • Public transit$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$102 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$910 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$158 thousand
  • Fire protection$22 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$106 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$89 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$25 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$25 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beulah. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. 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 Beulah 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.