City government · Hand County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Miller took in $7.5 million and spent $6.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%City taxes20%State tax money18%Fines and other2.6%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

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

City taxes20%

Sales tax
14%$1.1 million
Property tax
6.1%$459 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Water$667 thousand
  • Housing$157 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
  • Airport$5 thousand
  • Road charges$4 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%$159 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$1.3 million

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%$7 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$195 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt7.7%Police, fire, courts and jails6.8%Running the government and other costs4.5%All other spending7.8%

What stands out

56%

of Miller'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
56%$3.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$708 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
  • Airports$26 thousand
Interest on debt
7.7%$494 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$245 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$157 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$92 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.8%$436 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$410 thousand
  • Fire protection$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.5%$286 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$113 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$96 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$51 thousand
  • Government buildings$26 thousand
Housing and community development
4.1%$265 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$219 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$219 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$6 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Miller. 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 Miller 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.