City government · Cavalier County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Milton took in $111 thousand and spent $82 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 (water, sewer)40%State tax money9.0%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes48%

Property tax
29%$32 thousand
Sales tax
14%$15 thousand
Other taxes
5.4%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$44 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$18 thousand
  • Sewer$11 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$10 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$3 thousand
Fines
0.9%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%All other spending4.9%

What stands out

22%

of Milton'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
33%$27 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$10 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$9 thousand
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$18 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$14 thousand
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$15 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$13 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
  • Airports$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$3 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Milton. 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 Milton 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.