City government · Dewey County, SD

Timber Lake's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Timber Lake took in $799 thousand and spent $564 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money5.8%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money0.1%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes53%

Sales tax
34%$270 thousand
Property tax
14%$108 thousand
Other taxes
5.8%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$314 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$86 thousand
  • Garbage collection$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.8%

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

From the state
5.8%$46 thousand

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$1 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.3%$10 thousand
Fines
0.5%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Sent to other local governments11%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

11%

of Timber Lake's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$169 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$62 thousand
  • Sewer systems$54 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$150 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and government buildings
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
  • Government buildings$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$90 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$90 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$82 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$44 thousand
  • Libraries$38 thousand
Sent to other local governments
11%$60 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$60 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$4 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Timber Lake. 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 City of Timber Lake 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.