City government · Day County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Webster took in $5.9 million and spent $5.6 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 taxes33%Fees for services (liquor stores, parks and recreation)33%Federal tax money16%Fines and other10%State tax money7.9%

What stands out

21%

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

City taxes33%

Sales tax
21%$1.3 million
Property tax
12%$691 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesLiquor stores; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Liquor stores$1.7 million
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Other service charges$14 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money16%

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

From the federal government
16%$975 thousand

State tax money7.9%

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

From the state
7.9%$468 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
10%$604 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking21%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs9.2%All other spending11%

What stands out

7.9%

of Webster's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores
  • Liquor stores$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$704 thousand
  • Airports$459 thousand
  • Public transit$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$760 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$490 thousand
  • Fire protection$270 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$753 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$634 thousand
  • Libraries$119 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$514 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$318 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$118 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$60 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Housing and community development
7.9%$442 thousand
Interest on debt
2.6%$146 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$6 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$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Webster. 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 Webster 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.