City government · Pennington County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Hill took in $4.0 million and spent $1.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes60%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Fines and other17%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes60%

Sales tax
33%$1.3 million
Property tax
16%$638 thousand
Other taxes
11%$457 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 3 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$290 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$109 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$16 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$858 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$503 thousand
  • Water$339 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$39 thousand

Fines and other17%

Fines
10%$400 thousand
Interest, rents and other
7.1%$283 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

11%

of Hill'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$665 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$262 thousand
  • Government buildings$231 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$133 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$39 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$571 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$390 thousand
  • Water supply$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$236 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$236 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$215 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$126 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$89 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$145 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$143 thousand
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$29 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$20 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Hill. 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 Hill 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.