City government · Hughes County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Blunt took in $386 thousand and spent $412 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)55%City taxes43%Fines and other1.3%State tax money0.5%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
26%$100 thousand
Sales tax
14%$53 thousand
Other taxes
3.1%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$214 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$118 thousand
  • Sewer$70 thousand
  • Road charges$12 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$2 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt10%Sent to other local governments2.7%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

10%

of Blunt's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$188 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$87 thousand
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$92 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$79 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$58 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$58 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.7%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.7%$7 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; fire protection and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blunt. 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 Blunt 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.