City government · Miner County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Howard took in $3.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes25%County and local tax money5.9%Federal tax money2.1%State tax money1.0%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
14%$464 thousand
Property tax
11%$352 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water$289 thousand
  • Sewer$214 thousand
  • Garbage collection$183 thousand
  • Housing$77 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$70 thousand

State tax money1.0%

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

From the state
1.0%$32 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$194 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Parks, recreation and libraries7.1%Sent to other local governments5.5%All other spending10%

What stands out

55%

of Howard'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
55%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$248 thousand
  • Water supply$150 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$374 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$374 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$183 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.1%$181 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
  • Libraries$53 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.5%$140 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$140 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.9%$125 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; government buildings and 1 more
  • Other government-run businesses$56 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32 thousand
Housing and community development
4.9%$125 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$12 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Howard. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Howard 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.