City government · Ransom County, ND

Fort Ransom's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Fort Ransom took in $119 thousand and spent $85 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)35%State tax money12%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes48%

Sales tax
29%$35 thousand
Property tax
17%$20 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$42 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Garbage collection$12 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money12%

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

From the state
12%$14 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking29%

What stands out

29%

of Fort Ransom's 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
38%$32 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$23 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$28 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$11 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
29%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Ransom. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. 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 Fort Ransom 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.