City government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Aberdeen took in $67.3 million and spent $60.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)21%Federal tax money17%State tax money4.1%Fines and other4.0%

What stands out

34%

of Aberdeen's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Sales tax
34%$23.0 million
Property tax
19%$13.1 million
Other taxes
0.8%$540 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$540 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$13.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 6 more
  • Water$7.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Housing$900 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$702 thousand
  • Airport$555 thousand
  • Road charges$164 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$79 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money17%

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

From the federal government
17%$11.4 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$2.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$30 thousand

Fines and other4.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Housing and community development11%All other spending7.7%

What stands out

11%

of Aberdeen's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$20.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$11.9 million
  • Airports$7.7 million
  • Public transit$997 thousand
  • Parking$10 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$13.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$236 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$7.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$7.7 million
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$7.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$5.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Housing and community development
11%$7.0 million
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$4.1 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$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$493 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$434 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$384 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$384 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$120 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$39 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$39 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen 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.