City government · Lincoln County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Tea took in $17.6 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)45%Fines and other6.1%State tax money3.2%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes46%

Sales tax
24%$4.2 million
Property tax
20%$3.6 million
Other taxes
1.6%$275 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$7.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 3 more
  • Other service charges$4.2 million
  • Sewer$1.9 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$296 thousand
  • Road charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$566 thousand

Fines and other6.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.6%

What stands out

15%

of Tea's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$6.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.5 million
  • Water supply$751 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Libraries$30 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.7 million
  • Fire protection$98 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.7 million
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$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$273 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$203 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$854 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$546 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$308 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tea. 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 Tea 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.