Town government · Perkins County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Bison took in $3.2 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)77%Town taxes12%Federal tax money8.7%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

77%

of Bison's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes12%

Property tax
6.1%$198 thousand
Sales tax
5.3%$171 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$6 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 6 more
  • Hospital bills$2.3 million
  • Water$91 thousand
  • Housing$68 thousand
  • Sewer$43 thousand
  • Garbage collection$41 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Airport$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.7%

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

From the federal government
8.7%$282 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$88 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals78%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Housing and community development3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%Running the government and other costs2.7%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

78%

of Bison's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
78%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$2.2 million
  • Public health$14 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$150 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$74 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
  • Sewer systems$34 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$106 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$81 thousand
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$76 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$28 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$20 thousand
  • Government buildings$20 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.6%$75 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.2%$61 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
  • Airports$8 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$44 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Bison. 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 Town of Bison 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.