ZIP 57476 · Buffalo Township, SD

Nine governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 57476: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for South Dakota governments, the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit and the South Dakota Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 57476?
57476 is served by the State of South Dakota, Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6, Spink County, Hand County, Buffalo Township, Tulare Township, Garfield Township, Burdette Township and Lake Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of South Dakota spent $7.33 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 spent $5.0 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Spink County spent $8.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Hand County spent $5.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Buffalo Township spent $40 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022), Tulare Township spent $33 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Garfield Township took in $25 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022), Burdette Township spent $20 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022) and Lake Township spent $20 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 57476?
Of the governments serving 57476, Spink County collected $3.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), Hand County collected $2.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Tulare Township collected $26 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Garfield Township collected $12 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022), Buffalo Township collected $11 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022), Lake Township collected $11 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022) and Burdette Township collected $9 thousand (fiscal year ended February 28, 2022) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 57476.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Spink County, Hand County, Buffalo Township and Tulare Township

Why not this year? South Dakota governments with newer filings show figures from the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit and the South Dakota Department of Education (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 57476

Spink County$3.8 million

47% of its $8.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Hand County$2.5 million

48% of its $5.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Tulare Township$26 thousand

67% of its $39 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Garfield Township$12 thousand

48% of its $25 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended February 28, 2022

Buffalo Township$11 thousand

55% of its $20 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Lake Township$11 thousand

48% of its $23 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Burdette Township$9 thousand

47% of its $19 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended February 28, 2022 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your counties

Spink County

$8.7 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), from the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit.

About 76% of this ZIP is in Spink County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes50%State tax money34%Fees for services12%Fines and other2.5%Federal tax money0.8%
Full Spink County breakdown

County taxes50%

Property tax
47%$3.8 million
Other taxes
3.6%$298 thousand

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$970 thousand

Federal tax money0.8%

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

From the federal government
0.8%$62 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$2.8 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$200 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand
Spink County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking47%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs15%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.7%Environment and natural resources1.2%All other spending4.0%
Full Spink County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
47%$4.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.3 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.7%$319 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.2%$104 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.1%$93 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$89 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$64 thousand
Social services
0.6%$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$51 thousand
Spink County page →

Hand County

$5.4 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit.

About 24% of this ZIP is in Hand County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes52%State tax money38%Fees for services4.3%Federal tax money3.0%Fines and other2.9%Grants from federal, state and local governments0.4%
Full Hand County breakdown

County taxes52%

Property tax
48%$2.5 million
Other taxes
3.4%$181 thousand

Fees for services4.3%

Fees for services
4.3%$229 thousand

Federal tax money3.0%

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

From the federal government
3.0%$161 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$2.0 million

Grants from federal, state and local governments0.4%

Grants from the federal government, the state and other local governments, which this government's report lists as one amount.

Grants from federal, state and local governments
0.4%$20 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$136 thousand
Fines
0.3%$18 thousand
Hand County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Debt payments (principal and interest)9.6%Environment and natural resources3.3%All other spending6.7%
Full Hand County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
48%$2.6 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$993 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$768 thousand
Debt payments (principal and interest)
9.6%$516 thousand
Environment and natural resources
3.3%$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$139 thousand
Housing and community development
1.6%$84 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$69 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$38 thousand
Social services
0.3%$19 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$12 thousand
Hand County page →

Your towns

Buffalo Township

$40 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended February 28, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 22% of this ZIP is in Buffalo Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes55%State tax money45%

What stands out

45%

of Buffalo Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Full Buffalo Township breakdown

Township taxes55%

Property tax
55%$11 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$9 thousand
Buffalo Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking83%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs7.5%

What stands out

83%

of Buffalo Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Buffalo Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
83%$33 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$4 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$3 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Buffalo Township page →

Tulare Township

$33 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Tulare Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes67%Federal tax money33%

What stands out

33%

of Tulare Township's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Full Tulare Township breakdown

Township taxes67%

Property tax
67%$26 thousand

Federal tax money33%

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

From the federal government
33%$13 thousand
Tulare Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking91%Running the government and other costs6.1%Police, fire, courts and jails3.0%

What stands out

91%

of Tulare Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Tulare Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
91%$30 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$30 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$2 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.0%$1 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1 thousand
Tulare Township page →

Garfield Township

Took in $25 thousand in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended February 28, 2022.

About 17% of this ZIP is in Garfield Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes100%
Full Garfield Township breakdown

What stands out

52%

of Garfield Township's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes100%

Other taxes
52%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
48%$12 thousand
Garfield Township page →

The Census record has no spending figures for Garfield Township.

Burdette Township

$20 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended February 28, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 16% of this ZIP is in Burdette Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%Township taxes47%

What stands out

53%

of Burdette Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Full Burdette Township breakdown

Township taxes47%

Property tax
47%$9 thousand

State tax money53%

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

From the state
53%$10 thousand
Burdette Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking75%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails10%

What stands out

75%

of Burdette Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Burdette Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
75%$15 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$3 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Burdette Township page →

Lake Township

$20 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended February 28, 2022. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 14% of this ZIP is in Lake Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes48%

What stands out

52%

of Lake Township's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 19%.

Full Lake Township breakdown

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$11 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$12 thousand
Lake Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking80%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Running the government and other costs10%

What stands out

80%

of Lake Township's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 53%.

Full Lake Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
80%$16 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$2 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$2 thousand
Lake Township page →

Your schools

Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6

$5.0 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the South Dakota Department of Education.

About 90% of this ZIP is in Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes77%State tax money15%Fines and other3.5%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.3%
Full Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 breakdown

School district taxes77%

Local taxes and other local revenue
77%$3.5 million

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$152 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$705 thousand

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%$13 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Bond, building, food service and other funds (not split by source)
3.5%$158 thousand
Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges87%Debt payments (principal and interest)13%
Full Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
87%$4.4 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
13%$633 thousand
Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6 page →

Your state

State of South Dakota

$7.33 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money42%State taxes39%Fines and other13%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)5.5%Local tax money0.8%
Full South Dakota breakdown

What stands out

25%

of South Dakota's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.

State taxes39%

Sales tax
25%$1.68 billion
Other taxes
14%$940 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 16 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$198 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$172 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$157 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$117 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$101 million
  • Tobacco taxes$55.8 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$38.1 million
  • Other licenses$30.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$20.9 million
  • Amusement taxes$12.7 million
  • Severance taxes$10.9 million
  • Corporation licenses$8.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$5.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$5.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.6 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.7 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$859 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$203 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
0.9%$60.7 million

Fees for services5.5%

Fees for services
5.5%$377 million
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 7 more
  • College tuition$222 million
  • University housing and dining$75.3 million
  • Other service charges$42.9 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$13.3 million
  • Other education charges$11.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
  • Road charges$3.1 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Hospital bills$2.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money42%

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

From the federal government
42%$2.84 billion

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.8%$53.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$848 million
Fines
0.4%$24.8 million
South Dakota page →

Where the money goes

Social services27%Sent to local governments19%Schools and colleges14%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs9.5%All other spending16%

What stands out

14%

of South Dakota's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical state government spends 6.7%.

Full South Dakota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
27%$1.98 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$1.95 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$18.8 million
  • Welfare institutions$8.2 million
  • Veterans' services$2.4 million
Sent to local governments
19%$1.43 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.11 billion
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$111 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$64.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$53.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$46.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$12.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$10.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$9.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$2.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$1.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$693 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$569 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$440 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$124 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$6 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$1.05 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; other education and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$768 million
  • Other education$107 million
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$94.2 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$84.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.04 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$964 million
  • Airports$52.6 million
  • Public transit$20.5 million
Running the government and other costs
9.5%$699 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$355 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$236 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52.6 million
  • Government buildings$44.0 million
  • Other government administration$11.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$371 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$151 million
  • Police$78.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$77.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$50.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$12.9 million
Environment and natural resources
3.5%$254 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$254 million
Health and hospitals
3.0%$222 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$159 million
  • Hospitals$62.4 million
Interest on debt
1.9%$137 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$87.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$63.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$60.6 million
  • Libraries$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$2.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Sewer systems$928 thousand
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of South Dakota. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Hitchcock-Tulare School District 56-6. South Dakota Department of Education, Office of Finance and Management, school district profile data from the districts' annual financial reports, school year 2024-25, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Spink County. South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit, county annual financial report database, 2025, fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Hand County. South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit, county annual financial report database, 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Buffalo Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. 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.

Tulare Township. 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.

Garfield Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Burdette Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. 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.

Lake Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended February 28, 2022. 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.

How these figures are counted. South Dakota county and city figures are the annual financial reports each government filed with the South Dakota Department of Legislative Audit for the calendar year shown, and school district figures are the annual financial reports filed with the South Dakota Department of Education for the 2024-25 school year. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds and money held for others are not counted, and debt payments include principal as well as interest.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.