City government · Pembina County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cavalier took in $3.3 million and spent $3.7 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 (electric power, water)72%City taxes16%Fines and other9.7%State tax money2.9%

What stands out

13%

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

City taxes16%

Sales tax
13%$429 thousand
Property tax
2.6%$88 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$1.5 million
  • Water$342 thousand
  • Garbage collection$311 thousand
  • Sewer$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.9%

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

From the state
2.9%$96 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$322 thousand
Fines
0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails9.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Roads, transit and parking5.4%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

60%

of Cavalier's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Water supply$570 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$364 thousand
  • Sewer systems$92 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$474 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$329 thousand
  • Government buildings$118 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.2%$340 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$335 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$257 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$161 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$96 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$187 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$35 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$35 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cavalier. 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 Cavalier 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.