Town government · Pennington County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wasta took in $109 thousand and spent $85 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)42%Fines and other24%Town taxes18%State tax money16%

What stands out

24%

of Wasta's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Town taxes18%

Sales tax
10%$11 thousand
Property tax
6.4%$7 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses and other licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$46 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$32 thousand
  • Garbage collection$9 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$17 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails9.4%

What stands out

31%

of Wasta'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$29 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$13 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$22 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$22 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.4%$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 Wasta. 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 Town of Wasta 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.