City government · Butte County, SD

Belle Fourche's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belle Fourche took in $8.0 million and spent $11.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes79%Fees for services (parks and recreation, liquor stores)8.5%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes79%

Sales tax
53%$4.2 million
Property tax
25%$2.0 million
Other taxes
2.2%$175 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services8.5%

Fees for services
8.5%$679 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; liquor stores and 3 more
  • Parks and recreation$465 thousand
  • Liquor stores$171 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$22 thousand
  • Other service charges$18 thousand
  • Road charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$157 thousand

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$507 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$302 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Parks, recreation and libraries27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking18%Interest on debt1.6%All other spending0.8%

What stands out

27%

of Belle Fourche's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
28%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$483 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$239 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
27%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
  • Libraries$300 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$555 thousand
  • Fire protection$350 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.9 million
  • Airports$149 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$179 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$84 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belle Fourche. 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 Belle Fourche 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.