City government · Minnehaha County, SD

Dell Rapids's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Dell Rapids took in $8.6 million and spent $11.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (liquor stores, sewer)49%City taxes40%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money0.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

22%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
22%$1.9 million
Property tax
18%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.2%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; sewer and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$983 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
  • Road charges$83 thousand
  • Other service charges$57 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.4%

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

From the federal government
0.4%$34 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$521 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$6 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$305 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities51%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails4.2%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

11%

of Dell Rapids' 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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
51%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; liquor stores and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.7 million
  • Liquor stores$1.6 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$194 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$188 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$966 thousand
  • Libraries$281 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.2%$466 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$310 thousand
  • Fire protection$93 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$63 thousand
Interest on debt
3.6%$397 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$285 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$112 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$54 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dell Rapids. 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 Dell Rapids 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.