City government · Lawrence County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Deadwood took in $23.2 million and spent $21.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%State tax money31%Fees for services (parking, water)20%Fines and other4.8%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes43%

Sales tax
26%$6.0 million
Property tax
9.0%$2.1 million
Other taxes
8.7%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesParking; water and 5 more
  • Parking$1.7 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Other service charges$695 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$677 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$168 thousand
  • Road charges$163 thousand
  • Sewer$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$10 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$7.3 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$88 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.8%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs61%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.7%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

61%

of Deadwood's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
61%$13.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$487 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$123 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.2 million
  • Libraries$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.3%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingParking and roads and highways
  • Parking$1.1 million
  • Roads and highways$875 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$271 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.7%$991 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$833 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$158 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$44 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Deadwood. 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 Deadwood 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.