City government · Custer County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Custer took in $5.5 million and spent $1.4 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 taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other10%Federal tax money3.2%State tax money0.7%

What stands out

38%

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

City taxes61%

Sales tax
38%$2.1 million
Property tax
20%$1.1 million
Other taxes
2.1%$116 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$116 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$585 thousand
  • Sewer$576 thousand
  • Garbage collection$210 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.2%

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

From the federal government
3.2%$179 thousand

State tax money0.7%

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

From the state
0.7%$36 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$565 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Roads, transit and parking34%Running the government and other costs29%

What stands out

37%

of Custer's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$517 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$480 thousand
  • Fire protection$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
34%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$412 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$186 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$180 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$46 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Custer. 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 Custer 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.