City government · Walworth County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Mobridge took in $7.9 million and spent $7.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%State tax money13%Federal tax money12%Fines and other8.9%

What stands out

27%

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

City taxes37%

Sales tax
27%$2.1 million
Property tax
10%$795 thousand

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$625 thousand
  • Garbage collection$357 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$80 thousand
  • Airport$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$56 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$30 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$927 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.1 million

Fines and other8.9%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$700 thousand
Fines
0.1%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Housing and community development21%Roads, transit and parking10%Running the government and other costs9.9%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

21%

of Mobridge's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$797 thousand
  • Water supply$785 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$279 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.6 million
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Housing and community development
21%$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$756 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$676 thousand
  • Airports$80 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.9%$720 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$363 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.1%$591 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$433 thousand
  • Libraries$158 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$29 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$29 thousand
Social services
0.1%$8 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$8 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mobridge. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Mobridge 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.