City government · Pennington County, SD

New Underwood's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Underwood took in $938 thousand and spent $704 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)49%City taxes43%State tax money7.9%

What stands out

19%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
21%$199 thousand
Sales tax
19%$177 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$32 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$8 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$456 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$235 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand
  • Sewer$87 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$74 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities48%Running the government and other costs34%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Roads, transit and parking5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

48%

of New Underwood'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
48%$338 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$206 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
Running the government and other costs
34%$236 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$137 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$27 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$57 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$54 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.3%$37 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$37 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$34 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$33 thousand
  • Libraries$1 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of New Underwood. 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 New Underwood 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.