Town government · Marshall County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Langford took in $784 thousand and spent $809 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, sewer)80%Town taxes17%State tax money2.4%Federal tax money0.5%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

13%

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

Town taxes17%

Sales tax
13%$98 thousand
Property tax
4.2%$33 thousand

Fees for services80%

Fees for services
80%$627 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$423 thousand
  • Sewer$54 thousand
  • Garbage collection$51 thousand
  • Water$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Liquor stores$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$4 thousand

State tax money2.4%

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

From the state
2.4%$19 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Roads, transit and parking26%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Health and hospitals0.7%

What stands out

26%

of Langford's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$422 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Electric power$244 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$82 thousand
  • Sewer systems$56 thousand
  • Water supply$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$211 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$211 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$68 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$13 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$49 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$42 thousand
  • Fire protection$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$20 thousand
  • Libraries$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Langford. 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 Town of Langford 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.