City government · Barnes County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Valley City took in $21.3 million and spent $21.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)58%State tax money18%City taxes17%Fines and other6.1%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

7%

of Valley City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes17%

Property tax
7.2%$1.5 million
Sales tax
7.0%$1.5 million
Other taxes
2.6%$546 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$301 thousand
  • Other licenses$176 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$28 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$12.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$8.3 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Sewer$781 thousand
  • Road charges$105 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.0%$217 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$3.9 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$40 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$1.2 million
Fines
0.5%$107 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs7.9%Parks, recreation and libraries3.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

24%

of Valley City'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
49%$10.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$6.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
24%$5.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$551 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$270 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$146 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.9%$1.7 million
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$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$434 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$229 thousand
  • Government buildings$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.8%$830 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$663 thousand
  • Libraries$167 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$384 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$376 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$369 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$369 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$10 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Valley City. 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 Valley 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.