City government · Union County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Alcester took in $4.2 million and spent $198 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)29%City taxes17%Fines and other3.4%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes17%

Property tax
10%$423 thousand
Sales tax
6.3%$265 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$35 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$15 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$14 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$5 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$648 thousand
  • Sewer$269 thousand
  • Water$242 thousand
  • Garbage collection$46 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$37 thousand

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$2.1 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$19 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$142 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Police, fire, courts and jails61%Roads, transit and parking19%Interest on debt14%Running the government and other costs6.6%

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
61%$120 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$100 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$15 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Interest on debt
14%$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$13 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Alcester. 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 Alcester 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.