City government · Minnehaha County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Colton took in $806 thousand and spent $794 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)45%State tax money3.7%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
28%$227 thousand
Sales tax
22%$174 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$360 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$188 thousand
  • Sewer$137 thousand
  • Liquor stores$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$30 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Police, fire, courts and jails13%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

16%

of Colton's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
27%$215 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$215 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$175 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$81 thousand
  • Water supply$79 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Liquor stores$3 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$156 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
  • Libraries$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$106 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$54 thousand
  • Fire protection$51 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$1 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$8 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$6 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.8%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Colton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Colton 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.