City government · Brookings County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Volga took in $9.9 million and spent $10.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes17%Fines and other3.3%Federal tax money1.2%State tax money0.9%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

77%

of Volga's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
9.6%$947 thousand
Sales tax
7.5%$739 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$5.9 million
  • Water$724 thousand
  • Sewer$711 thousand
  • Garbage collection$150 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand
  • Other service charges$61 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$122 thousand

State tax money0.9%

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

From the state
0.9%$91 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%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$320 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities75%Roads, transit and parking8.5%Running the government and other costs7.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%All other spending3.9%

What stands out

75%

of Volga'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
75%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$5.5 million
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$578 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$155 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.5%$853 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$840 thousand
  • Public transit$13 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.4%$743 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$428 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$237 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$78 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$299 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$299 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$254 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
  • Police$127 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$221 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$163 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Volga. 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 Volga 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.