City government · Golden Valley County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Golva took in $156 thousand and spent $118 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%Fees for services (water)32%State tax money15%City taxes5.8%

What stands out

47%

of Golva'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 taxes5.8%

Property tax
5.1%$8 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$24 thousand

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
47%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking31%

What stands out

31%

of Golva'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%

Running the government and other costs
36%$43 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$32 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$38 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$38 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Golva. 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 Golva 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.