Town government · Tripp County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), New Witten took in $89 thousand and spent $74 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other54%Town taxes21%State tax money15%Federal tax money10%

What stands out

54%

of New Witten's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes21%

Property tax
10%$9 thousand
Sales tax
10%$9 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$9 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$13 thousand

Fines and other54%

Interest, rents and other
54%$48 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails41%Running the government and other costs30%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Health and hospitals2.7%

What stands out

20%

of New Witten's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
41%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$22 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.7%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of New Witten. 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 Town of New Witten 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.