City government · Beadle County, SD

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Wessington took in $352 thousand and spent $334 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes51%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Federal tax money7.7%Fines and other0.6%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes51%

Sales tax
28%$99 thousand
Property tax
15%$53 thousand
Other taxes
7.4%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$145 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$77 thousand
  • Sewer$25 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.7%

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

From the federal government
7.7%$27 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Running the government and other costs21%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Roads, transit and parking7.5%Police, fire, courts and jails4.5%All other spending0.9%

What stands out

16%

of Wessington's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$167 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$103 thousand
  • Sewer systems$39 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$25 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$69 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$34 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$29 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$55 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$50 thousand
  • Libraries$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.5%$25 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$25 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.5%$15 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
  • Police$5 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$2 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Wessington. 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 City of Wessington 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.