City government · Hughes County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Pierre took in $54.5 million and spent $45.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%City taxes27%Fines and other5.0%State tax money4.1%Federal tax money3.9%

What stands out

20%

of Pierre's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes27%

Sales tax
20%$10.7 million
Property tax
7.0%$3.8 million

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$32.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 8 more
  • Electric power$16.2 million
  • Water$4.7 million
  • Sewer$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Road charges$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$838 thousand
  • Housing$251 thousand
  • Airport$160 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.1 million

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$2.3 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$15 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.7 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Parks, recreation and libraries9.6%Roads, transit and parking8.3%All other spending8.6%

What stands out

46%

of Pierre's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
46%$20.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.9 million
  • Sewer systems$4.8 million
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$238 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$4.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.2 million
  • Fire protection$407 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.6%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Libraries$773 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$3.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
  • Public transit$250 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$799 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$748 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$465 thousand
Housing and community development
3.4%$1.6 million
Health and hospitals
0.7%$296 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$296 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pierre. 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 Pierre 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.