City government · Kingsbury County, SD

De Smet's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), De Smet took in $4.3 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other44%City taxes30%Fees for services (housing, water)21%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

44%

of De Smet's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes30%

Sales tax
16%$706 thousand
Property tax
13%$548 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$52 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$45 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$911 thousand
What's in fees for servicesHousing; water and 5 more
  • Housing$296 thousand
  • Water$245 thousand
  • Sewer$201 thousand
  • Garbage collection$130 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$191 thousand

State tax money<0.1%

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

From the state
<0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other44%

Interest, rents and other
44%$1.9 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Housing and community development15%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Parks, recreation and libraries11%All other spending9.1%

What stands out

15%

of De Smet'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.2 million
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$859 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$229 thousand
  • Government buildings$87 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$41 thousand
Housing and community development
15%$525 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$518 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$493 thousand
  • Airports$25 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$515 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$200 thousand
  • Sewer systems$177 thousand
  • Water supply$138 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$366 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$263 thousand
  • Libraries$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.4%$152 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$111 thousand
  • Fire protection$41 thousand
Interest on debt
1.9%$67 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$63 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$41 thousand
  • Public health$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$34 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$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of De Smet. 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 De Smet 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.