City government · Pennington County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wall took in $2.3 million and spent $1.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes74%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%Fines and other1.2%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

56%

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

City taxes74%

Sales tax
56%$1.3 million
Property tax
16%$372 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$21 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$574 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$249 thousand
  • Sewer$169 thousand
  • Garbage collection$156 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$8 thousand

Fines and other1.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs20%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

35%

of Wall'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
35%$591 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$489 thousand
  • Airports$102 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$399 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$201 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$124 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$332 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$226 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$106 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$200 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$172 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$164 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$164 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wall. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Wall 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.