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Six governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 58078: 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, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 58078?
58078 is served by the State of North Dakota, Cass County, West Fargo School District 6, the City of West Fargo, Mapleton Township and Raymond Township. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Dakota spent $9.67 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cass County spent $204 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), West Fargo School District 6 spent $221 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of West Fargo spent $114 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Mapleton Township spent $75 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Raymond Township took in $5.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 58078?
Of the governments serving 58078, West Fargo School District 6 collected $71.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cass County collected $58.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), City of West Fargo collected $20.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), State of North Dakota collected $5.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Raymond Township collected $47 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Mapleton Township collected $44 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 58078.

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

Yearly budgets from each government's latest fiscal year on record. Tap one to jump to it.

Why not this year? Each 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 58078

West Fargo School District 6$71.7 million

30% of its $237 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Cass County$58.0 million

20% of its $285 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

City of West Fargo$20.7 million

19% of its $108 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

State of North Dakota$5.8 million

<0.1% of its $11.7 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Raymond Township$47 thousand

0.9% of its $5.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Mapleton Township$44 thousand

51% of its $87 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 · 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 state

State of North Dakota

$9.67 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes50%Federal tax money24%Fines and other17%Fees for services (college tuition, university housing and dining)8.7%Local tax money0.5%
Full North Dakota breakdown

What stands out

34%

of North Dakota's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical state government gets 10%.

State taxes50%

Other taxes
34%$3.91 billion
What's in other taxesSeverance taxes; other selective sales taxes and 13 more
  • Severance taxes$3.10 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$201 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$189 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$122 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$101 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$75.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$35.6 million
  • Amusement taxes$26.4 million
  • Tobacco taxes$21.7 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$19.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$10.7 million
  • Driver's licenses$5.1 million
  • Amusement licenses$4.0 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$413 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
11%$1.32 billion
Individual income tax
3.1%$356 million
Business income tax
2.2%$256 million
Property tax
<0.1%$5.8 million

Fees for services8.7%

Fees for services
8.7%$1.01 billion
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; college tuition and 9 more
  • Other government-run businesses$419 million
  • College tuition$367 million
  • University housing and dining$114 million
  • Other service charges$57.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$30.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$7.1 million
  • Other education charges$6.5 million
  • Housing$4.6 million
  • Road charges$1.5 million
  • Hospital bills$1.4 million
  • Airport$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money24%

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

From the federal government
24%$2.78 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$59.1 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$1.93 billion
Fines
0.2%$23.8 million
North Dakota page →

Where the money goes

Sent to local governments28%Social services22%Schools and colleges15%Running the government and other costs11%Roads, transit and parking10%All other spending14%

What stands out

11%

of North Dakota's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical state government spends 6%.

Full North Dakota breakdown

Spending by category100%

Sent to local governments
28%$2.71 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 14 more
  • Sent to school districts$1.54 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$727 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$196 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$108 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$96.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$16.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$11.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$5.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$1.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: other education$991 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$274 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$27 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: police$20 thousand
Social services
22%$2.11 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$2.08 billion
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$14.3 million
  • Welfare institutions$13.2 million
  • Veterans' services$1.4 million
Schools and colleges
15%$1.49 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$1.18 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$119 million
  • Other education$100 million
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$88.5 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.02 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 4 more
  • Other government-run businesses$414 million
  • Other and not broken out$343 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$25.0 million
  • Other government administration$22.1 million
  • Government buildings$11.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$982 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$979 million
  • Airports$2.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$366 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$152 million
  • Courts and legal services$120 million
  • Police$47.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$45.1 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$1.3 million
Environment and natural resources
3.2%$314 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$314 million
Interest on debt
3.2%$308 million
Health and hospitals
2.7%$258 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
  • Public health$207 million
  • Hospitals$51.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.6%$61.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$56.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$40.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$36.9 million
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$16.7 million
North Dakota page →

Your county

Cass County

$204 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

Local tax money43%County taxes30%State tax money18%Fines and other5.5%Fees for services (parks, land and natural resources, road charges)3.0%

What stands out

43%

of Cass County's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.1%.

Full Cass County breakdown

County taxes30%

Property tax
20%$58.0 million
Sales tax
8.1%$23.1 million
Other taxes
1.7%$4.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$4.6 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$183 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$8.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks, land and natural resources and 2 more
  • Other service charges$6.7 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$1.1 million
  • Road charges$633 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$35 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$87 thousand

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$50.7 million

Local tax money43%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
43%$124 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$15.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$244 thousand
Cass County page →

Where the money goes

Environment and natural resources46%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs7.1%Social services5.5%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

46%

of Cass County's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. counties of 50,000 to 250,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Cass County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Environment and natural resources
46%$93.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$93.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$46.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 1 more
  • Prisons and jails$23.0 million
  • Police$18.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$5.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$33.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$33.1 million
Running the government and other costs
7.1%$14.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$23 thousand
Social services
5.5%$11.2 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$1.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$956 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$956 thousand
Cass County page →

Your cities and towns

City of West Fargo

$114 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 40% of this ZIP is in West Fargo.

Where the money comes from

City taxes38%Fines and other27%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)20%State tax money14%County and local tax money0.7%Federal tax money<0.1%
Full West Fargo breakdown

What stands out

16%

of West Fargo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes38%

Property tax
19%$20.7 million
Sales tax
16%$17.2 million
Other taxes
2.5%$2.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.4 million
  • Other licenses$537 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$292 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$284 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$109 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$21.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$9.9 million
  • Garbage collection$5.6 million
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Other service charges$639 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$82 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$15.6 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$704 thousand

Fines and other27%

Interest, rents and other
27%$29.4 million
Fines
0.3%$296 thousand
West Fargo page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt8.9%All other spending10%

What stands out

35%

of West Fargo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Full West Fargo breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
35%$39.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$39.5 million
  • Airports$126 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$20.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.1 million
  • Water supply$6.9 million
  • Sewer systems$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$17.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.5 million
  • Fire protection$4.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$693 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$15.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$316 thousand
Interest on debt
8.9%$10.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$9.8 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$292 thousand
Sent to other local governments
7.4%$8.4 million
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$8.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.2%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$345 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$345 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$59 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$59 thousand
West Fargo page →

Mapleton Township

$75 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 39% of this ZIP is in Mapleton Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes51%State tax money31%Fines and other18%
Full Mapleton Township breakdown

What stands out

18%

of Mapleton Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes51%

Property tax
51%$44 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$27 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$16 thousand
Mapleton Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking93%Running the government and other costs4.0%Police, fire, courts and jails2.7%

What stands out

93%

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

Full Mapleton Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
93%$70 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$70 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.0%$3 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.7%$2 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$2 thousand
Mapleton Township page →

Raymond Township

Took in $5.3 million in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 12% of this ZIP is in Raymond Township.

Where the money comes from

Fines and other98%State tax money1.4%Township taxes0.9%
Full Raymond Township breakdown

What stands out

98%

of Raymond Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes0.9%

Property tax
0.9%$47 thousand

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$72 thousand

Fines and other98%

Interest, rents and other
98%$5.2 million
Raymond Township page →

Where the money goes

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Roads, transit and parking90%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Running the government and other costs4.8%
Full Raymond Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
90%$94 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$94 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$5 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.8%$5 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$1 thousand
Raymond Township page →

Your schools

West Fargo School District 6

$221 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 93% of this ZIP is in West Fargo School District 6.

Where the money comes from

State tax money63%School district taxes30%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)2.5%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

63%

of West Fargo School District 6's money comes from state tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 59%.

Full West Fargo School District 6 breakdown

School district taxes30%

Property tax
30%$71.7 million

Fees for services2.5%

Fees for services
2.5%$5.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$3.9 million
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • School tuition and transportation$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$235 thousand

State tax money63%

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

From the state
63%$148 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$529 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$10.1 million
West Fargo School District 6 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges95%Interest on debt3.9%Sent to other local governments1.0%
Full West Fargo School District 6 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
95%$210 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$210 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$8.6 million
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$2.3 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$2.3 million
West Fargo School District 6 page →
Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

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

Cass County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

West Fargo School District 6. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of West Fargo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Mapleton Township. 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.

Raymond Township. 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.

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.