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Sentinel Butte's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sentinel Butte took in $306 thousand and spent $234 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)87%State tax money9.8%City taxes2.0%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

87%

of Sentinel Butte'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 taxes2.0%

Property tax
2.0%$6 thousand

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$267 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$255 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Sewer$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.8%

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

From the state
9.8%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities58%Running the government and other costs36%Roads, transit and parking5.6%

What stands out

58%

of Sentinel Butte'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
58%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$67 thousand
  • Water supply$63 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
36%$85 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$58 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.6%$13 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sentinel Butte. 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 Sentinel Butte 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.