Town government · Charles Mix County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pickstown took in $990 thousand and spent $806 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)45%Town taxes27%Fines and other27%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

27%

of Pickstown'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 taxes27%

Property tax
12%$120 thousand
Sales tax
12%$115 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$34 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$13 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$445 thousand
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$287 thousand
  • Water$110 thousand
  • Sewer$48 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$11 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$265 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Health and hospitals0.5%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

60%

of Pickstown'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
60%$483 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$222 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
  • Water supply$87 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$217 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Government buildings$123 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$43 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$21 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$85 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$85 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Pickstown. 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 Town of Pickstown 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.