Town government · Spink County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Tulare took in $261 thousand and spent $46 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes61%Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

35%

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

Town taxes61%

Sales tax
35%$91 thousand
Property tax
24%$62 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses and alcoholic beverage licenses
  • Motor vehicle licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$98 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$55 thousand
  • Sewer$27 thousand
  • Garbage collection$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$4 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Interest on debt20%Sent to other local governments4.3%

What stands out

20%

of Tulare'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%

Running the government and other costs
54%$25 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$10 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Interest on debt
20%$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
4.3%$2 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$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Tulare. 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 Tulare 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.