City government · Pennington County, SD

Box Elder's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Box Elder took in $12.9 million and spent $23.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes66%Fines and other23%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money3.1%Fees for services1.4%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

33%

of Box Elder's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes66%

Sales tax
33%$4.2 million
Property tax
25%$3.2 million
Other taxes
9.3%$1.2 million
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$565 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$485 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$107 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$31 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.4%

Fees for services
1.4%$186 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$186 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.1%

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

From the federal government
3.1%$396 thousand

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$762 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$34 thousand

Fines and other23%

Interest, rents and other
23%$3.0 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs70%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

70%

of Box Elder's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
70%$16.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$14.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$596 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.9 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$583 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$583 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Box Elder. 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 Box Elder 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.