City government · Mercer County, ND

Pick City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Pick City took in $332 thousand and spent $283 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)63%State tax money17%City taxes13%Fines and other6.9%

What stands out

63%

of Pick City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
9.6%$32 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services63%

Fees for services
63%$210 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$138 thousand
  • Sewer$37 thousand
  • Garbage collection$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$56 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.9%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%Roads, transit and parking1.4%Interest on debt1.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

57%

of Pick City'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
57%$160 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$101 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
  • Sewer systems$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
39%$109 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$66 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$24 thousand
  • Government buildings$15 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services and fire protection
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$4 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pick City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pick City 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.