Town government · Brookings County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Sinai took in $121 thousand and spent $100 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes38%Fees for services (sewer)38%County and local tax money12%State tax money11%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

12%

of Sinai's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes38%

Property tax
36%$43 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$46 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%$13 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$14 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Fines
0.8%$1 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.8%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking25%Interest on debt11%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%Health and hospitals1.0%

What stands out

11%

of Sinai's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$33 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$27 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$9 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
25%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Interest on debt
11%$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$3 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$3 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.0%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Sinai. 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 Sinai 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.