City government · Charles Mix County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Wagner took in $3.4 million and spent $3.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%State tax money11%Fines and other5.2%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes54%

Sales tax
33%$1.1 million
Property tax
19%$659 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$49 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$26 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$14 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$526 thousand
  • Sewer$392 thousand
  • Liquor stores$69 thousand
  • Airport$17 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$364 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

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

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$176 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking32%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Parks, recreation and libraries9.9%Interest on debt3.2%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

32%

of Wagner's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
32%$953 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$506 thousand
  • Airports$447 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$885 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$486 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$207 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$140 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$641 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$620 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.9%$293 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$186 thousand
  • Libraries$107 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$96 thousand
Housing and community development
2.1%$63 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$21 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$21 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.7%$21 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wagner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Wagner 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.