City government · Minnehaha County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Brandon took in $21.8 million and spent $32.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)47%City taxes44%Fines and other4.1%State tax money3.7%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes44%

Sales tax
26%$5.7 million
Property tax
16%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.3%$278 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$278 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$10.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.8 million
  • Airport$490 thousand
  • Electric power$302 thousand
  • Other service charges$289 thousand
  • Road charges$218 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$213 thousand

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$802 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$879 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries9.4%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

48%

of Brandon's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$15.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Water supply$12.8 million
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Electric power$286 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$4.8 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$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$414 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$336 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
  • Public transit$169 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$3.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$609 thousand
  • Fire protection$238 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.4%$3.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.0 million
Interest on debt
3.3%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$930 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$150 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$231 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$231 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Brandon. 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 Brandon 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.