Town government · Mountrail County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), New took in $13.6 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

State tax money59%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)22%Town taxes13%Fines and other6.1%

What stands out

59%

of New's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Town taxes13%

Sales tax
7.1%$965 thousand
Property tax
4.9%$661 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$188 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$157 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Water$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$679 thousand
  • Sewer$330 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
  • Airport$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$8.0 million

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$708 thousand
Fines
0.9%$120 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt3.8%

What stands out

20%

of New'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
29%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$878 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$649 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$389 thousand
  • Government buildings$175 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$602 thousand
  • Sewer systems$148 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
  • Airports$38 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$994 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$130 thousand
  • Fire protection$92 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$399 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand
  • Libraries$160 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$279 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$206 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New. 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 Town of New 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.