City government · Ward County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Surrey took in $1.8 million and spent $1.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%Fines and other32%City taxes25%State tax money0.1%

What stands out

30%

of Surrey's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes25%

Property tax
17%$305 thousand
Sales tax
7.6%$136 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and motor fuel taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$769 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$399 thousand
  • Sewer$228 thousand
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.1%

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

From the state
0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other32%

Interest, rents and other
30%$546 thousand
Fines
1.7%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt8.6%Roads, transit and parking8.1%Health and hospitals1.9%

What stands out

8.6%

of Surrey's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$787 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$430 thousand
  • Sewer systems$233 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$285 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$269 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$153 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$110 thousand
  • Government buildings$39 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$4 thousand
Interest on debt
8.6%$129 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$121 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$121 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$28 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Surrey. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Surrey 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.