ZIP 58421 · Foster County, ND

Three governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 58421: 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 58421?
58421 is served by the State of North Dakota, Carrington School District 49 and Foster County. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Dakota spent $9.67 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Carrington School District 49 spent $9.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Foster County spent $5.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 58421?
Of the governments serving 58421, State of North Dakota collected $5.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Carrington School District 49 collected $3.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Foster County collected $2.3 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 58421.

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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: Foster County and Carrington School District 49

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 58421

State of North Dakota$5.8 million

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

Carrington School District 49$3.7 million

36% of its $10.5 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Foster County$2.3 million

45% of its $5.1 million 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 county

This ZIP is outside any city or town, so Foster County provides local services like police and parks.

Foster County

$5.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 83% of this ZIP is in Foster County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes45%State tax money31%Local tax money9.2%Federal tax money7.7%Fees for services4.5%Fines and other2.5%

What stands out

9.2%

of Foster County's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people get none.

Full Foster County breakdown

County taxes45%

Property tax
45%$2.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services4.5%

Fees for services
4.5%$227 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and other government-run businesses
  • Other service charges$168 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$59 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%$392 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$1.6 million

Local tax money9.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
9.2%$467 thousand

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$127 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand
Foster County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking41%Running the government and other costs29%Social services14%Health and hospitals5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.5%All other spending4.1%

What stands out

14%

of Foster County's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Foster County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
41%$2.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.7 million
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$797 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$553 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$264 thousand
  • Government buildings$132 thousand
Social services
14%$813 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$813 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.9%$349 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$349 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.5%$326 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and prisons and jails
  • Police$292 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$34 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$120 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$120 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$109 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$109 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$13 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government
  • Sent to the state government$13 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Foster County page →

Your schools

Carrington School District 49

$9.3 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 92% of this ZIP is in Carrington School District 49.

Where the money comes from

State tax money52%School district taxes36%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)8.9%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

8.9%

of Carrington School District 49's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.8%.

Full Carrington School District 49 breakdown

School district taxes36%

Property tax
36%$3.7 million

Fees for services8.9%

Fees for services
8.9%$934 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$632 thousand
  • School lunches$280 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$22 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%$5 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$5.5 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$43 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$303 thousand
Carrington School District 49 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges88%Sent to other local governments8.9%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

8.9%

of Carrington School District 49's spending goes to local governments.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 1.3%.

Full Carrington School District 49 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
88%$8.2 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$8.2 million
Sent to other local governments
8.9%$827 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts and sent to the state government
  • Sent to school districts$824 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$3 thousand
Interest on debt
2.9%$270 thousand
Carrington School District 49 page →

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 →
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.

Carrington School District 49. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Foster County. 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.