City government · Brule County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Chamberlain took in $6.1 million and spent $6.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other11%State tax money9.5%Federal tax money0.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
30%$1.8 million
Property tax
20%$1.2 million
Other taxes
3.3%$204 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$78 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$70 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$43 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$673 thousand
  • Sewer$670 thousand
  • Other service charges$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Road charges$8 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$52 thousand

State tax money9.5%

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

From the state
9.5%$581 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$687 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

37%

of Chamberlain's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
37%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$2.1 million
  • Airports$134 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$677 thousand
  • Sewer systems$625 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$757 thousand
  • Libraries$249 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$758 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$639 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$62 thousand
  • Fire protection$57 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$667 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$324 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$207 thousand
  • Government buildings$74 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$118 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$118 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$51 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$49 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Chamberlain. 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 City of Chamberlain 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.