City government · Stanley County, SD

Fort Pierre's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Fort Pierre took in $9.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)54%City taxes39%Fines and other5.4%State tax money1.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes39%

Sales tax
23%$2.2 million
Property tax
16%$1.5 million
Other taxes
0.9%$87 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$5.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.0 million
  • Water$865 thousand
  • Sewer$835 thousand
  • Road charges$232 thousand
  • Other service charges$109 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$59 thousand
  • Garbage collection$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$21 thousand

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$139 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%$4 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$512 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Roads, transit and parking12%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs9.4%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

12%

of Fort Pierre'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
48%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$710 thousand
  • Electric power$662 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$657 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$656 thousand
  • Public transit$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$631 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$418 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$42 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$622 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$612 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.4%$497 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$260 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$115 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$303 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.3%$68 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fort Pierre. 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 Fort Pierre 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.