Town government · Lyman County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reliance took in $170 thousand and spent $198 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, road charges)24%County and local tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other1.2%

What stands out

30%

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

Town taxes52%

Sales tax
30%$51 thousand
Property tax
16%$27 thousand
Other taxes
5.9%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$41 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 1 more
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Other service charges$10 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$19 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$20 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities8.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%

What stands out

57%

of Reliance's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
57%$113 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$105 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$55 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$55 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
8.6%$17 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Reliance. 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 Reliance 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.