City government · Union County, SD

North Sioux's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North Sioux took in $12.2 million and spent $10.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Federal tax money12%Fines and other5.6%State tax money1.6%

What stands out

42%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
42%$5.2 million
Property tax
6.4%$778 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$167 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$167 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$3.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$211 thousand
  • Road charges$32 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 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%$1.5 million

State tax money1.6%

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

From the state
1.6%$191 thousand

Fines and other5.6%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$658 thousand
Fines
0.2%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking44%Running the government and other costs21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.0%

What stands out

44%

of North Sioux'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%

Roads, transit and parking
44%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$2.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$404 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$293 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$563 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$221 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$414 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$232 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$182 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North Sioux. 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 North Sioux 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.