City government · Union County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Beresford took in $2.8 million and spent $4.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes85%State tax money7.6%Fines and other4.1%County and local tax money1.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, road charges)0.8%Federal tax money0.4%

What stands out

49%

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

City taxes85%

Sales tax
49%$1.4 million
Property tax
31%$882 thousand
Other taxes
5.3%$150 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$76 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$56 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.8%

Fees for services
0.8%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; road charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$12 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$215 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$48 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries38%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking14%Environment and natural resources5.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

38%

of Beresford'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
38%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Libraries$303 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$693 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$257 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$207 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$627 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$560 thousand
  • Fire protection$67 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$615 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$615 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.5%$241 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$241 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.8%$35 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$35 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$31 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beresford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Beresford 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.