City government · Gregory County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Burke took in $2.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes26%Fines and other11%State tax money2.5%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes26%

Sales tax
17%$343 thousand
Property tax
8.9%$181 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$9 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more
  • Electric power$792 thousand
  • Water$237 thousand
  • Sewer$191 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$50 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$227 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking31%Housing and community development9.7%Running the government and other costs9.7%Parks, recreation and libraries6.5%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

10%

of Burke's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$847 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$560 thousand
  • Water supply$228 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$764 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$764 thousand
Housing and community development
9.7%$242 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$241 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$80 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$58 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.5%$162 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$129 thousand
  • Libraries$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.3%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$95 thousand
  • Fire protection$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.4%$85 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$85 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$36 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$31 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Burke. 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 Burke 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.