Town government · Brown County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Warner took in $556 thousand and spent $446 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)56%Town taxes34%Federal tax money7.6%County and local tax money2.0%Fines and other0.4%

What stands out

16%

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

Town taxes34%

Sales tax
16%$89 thousand
Property tax
15%$81 thousand
Other taxes
3.6%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$9 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$5 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services56%

Fees for services
56%$311 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$165 thousand
  • Sewer$107 thousand
  • Garbage collection$31 thousand
  • Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.6%

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

From the federal government
7.6%$42 thousand

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$11 thousand

Fines and other0.4%

Interest, rents and other
0.4%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Interest on debt6.3%Police, fire, courts and jails1.8%

What stands out

54%

of Warner'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
54%$243 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$132 thousand
  • Sewer systems$86 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$50 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$36 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.7%$39 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand
Interest on debt
6.3%$28 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$14 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$14 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.8%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Warner. 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 Warner 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.