City government · Douglas County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Armour took in $972 thousand and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes58%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Fines and other8.8%County and local tax money1.4%State tax money0.2%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes58%

Sales tax
30%$288 thousand
Property tax
25%$243 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$310 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$180 thousand
  • Sewer$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$2 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$14 thousand

Fines and other8.8%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%All other spending3.1%

What stands out

39%

of Armour'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%

Roads, transit and parking
39%$471 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$471 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$295 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$152 thousand
  • Sewer systems$136 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$175 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$148 thousand
  • Libraries$27 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$121 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$47 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
  • Government buildings$27 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$75 thousand
  • Fire protection$31 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Armour. 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 Armour 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.