City government · Roberts County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Sisseton took in $6.6 million and spent $5.5 million.

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 (liquor stores, water)40%City taxes40%Fines and other11%Federal tax money6.5%State tax money2.5%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
23%$1.5 million
Property tax
16%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.2%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; water and 5 more
  • Liquor stores$1.3 million
  • Water$506 thousand
  • Sewer$461 thousand
  • Garbage collection$338 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand
  • Airport$14 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$428 thousand

State tax money2.5%

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

From the state
2.5%$166 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$10 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$756 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Housing and community development16%Roads, transit and parking15%Running the government and other costs7.4%All other spending8.3%

What stands out

16%

of Sisseton's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$352 thousand
  • Water supply$235 thousand
  • Sewer systems$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$771 thousand
  • Fire protection$198 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$57 thousand
Housing and community development
16%$873 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$846 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$603 thousand
  • Airports$243 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$406 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$209 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$183 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$300 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$207 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$93 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$110 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$110 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.6%$32 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$32 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$15 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sisseton. 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 City of Sisseton 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.