City government · Burke County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Portal took in $551 thousand and spent $367 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)48%State tax money46%City taxes4.0%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes4.0%

Property tax
3.4%$19 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$263 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$123 thousand
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Sewer$44 thousand
  • Garbage collection$44 thousand
  • Road charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$255 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities65%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Roads, transit and parking6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.3%

What stands out

65%

of Portal'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
65%$240 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$109 thousand
  • Water supply$76 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$21 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$77 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$16 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.5%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.3%$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 Portal. 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 City of Portal 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.