City government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Hecla took in $850 thousand and spent $861 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes24%Fines and other3.4%State tax money1.5%

What stands out

71%

of Hecla's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes24%

Property tax
15%$131 thousand
Sales tax
6.5%$55 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$19 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage taxes and 3 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$603 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$332 thousand
  • Water$137 thousand
  • Sewer$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.5%

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

From the state
1.5%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities67%Running the government and other costs20%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%Health and hospitals1.6%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

67%

of Hecla's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
67%$580 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$336 thousand
  • Water supply$143 thousand
  • Sewer systems$59 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$42 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$170 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$63 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$75 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$3 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$3 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hecla. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Hecla 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.