City government · Bowman County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Scranton took in $545 thousand and spent $578 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)36%City taxes18%Fines and other9.2%

What stands out

37%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
11%$59 thousand
Sales tax
7.0%$38 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$194 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$109 thousand
  • Garbage collection$58 thousand
  • Sewer$24 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$203 thousand

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
9.2%$50 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking35%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt1.2%Police, fire, courts and jails0.3%

What stands out

35%

of Scranton'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$216 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$113 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
  • Sewer systems$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
35%$201 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$201 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$132 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$101 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$20 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
Interest on debt
1.2%$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.3%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Scranton. 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 Scranton 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.