Town government · Hand County, SD

St. Lawrence's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Lawrence took in $151 thousand and spent $456 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%Fees for services (sewer, water)40%County and local tax money3.3%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

32%

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

Town taxes56%

Sales tax
32%$49 thousand
Property tax
22%$33 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage taxes; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$60 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$31 thousand
  • Water$23 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money3.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.3%$5 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities93%Running the government and other costs5.3%Interest on debt1.3%Health and hospitals0.4%

What stands out

93%

of St. Lawrence'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
93%$424 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$411 thousand
  • Water supply$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.3%$24 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$10 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$6 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.4%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Lawrence. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of St. Lawrence 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.