ZIP 58559 · Mercer Township, ND

Seven governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 58559: 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 58559?
58559 is served by the State of North Dakota, Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72, McLean County, Sheridan County, Mercer Township, Wise Township and McClusky-Goodrich School District 29. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of North Dakota spent $9.67 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72 spent $3.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), McLean County spent $19.5 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Sheridan County spent $1.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Mercer Township spent $11 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Wise Township spent $36 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and McClusky-Goodrich School District 29 spent $2.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 58559?
Of the governments serving 58559, McLean County collected $7.2 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), State of North Dakota collected $5.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Sheridan County collected $1.4 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021), Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72 collected $1.2 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), McClusky-Goodrich School District 29 collected $909 thousand (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Wise Township collected $29 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Mercer Township collected $10 thousand (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 58559.

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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: McLean County, Sheridan County, Mercer Township and Wise Township

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 58559

McLean County$7.2 million

33% of its $21.9 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

Sheridan County$1.4 million

64% of its $2.2 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72$1.2 million

32% of its $3.9 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

McClusky-Goodrich School District 29$909 thousand

33% of its $2.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Wise Township$29 thousand

62% of its $47 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

Mercer Township$10 thousand

48% of its $21 thousand in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

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

McLean County

$19.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

About 73% of this ZIP is in McLean County.

Where the money comes from

State tax money48%County taxes34%Fines and other9.7%Local tax money4.5%Federal tax money1.9%Fees for services (tolls, parks and recreation)1.5%

What stands out

48%

of McLean County's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 23%.

Full McLean County breakdown

County taxes34%

Property tax
33%$7.2 million
Other taxes
1.3%$294 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$114 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.5%

Fees for services
1.5%$329 thousand
What's in fees for servicesTolls on roads and bridges; other service charges and 1 more
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$128 thousand
  • Other service charges$118 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$83 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

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

From the federal government
1.9%$415 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$10.5 million

Local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
4.5%$995 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$2.0 million
Fines
0.4%$86 thousand
McLean County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Social services10%Sent to other local governments4.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

10%

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

Full McLean County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$6.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$159 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$4.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$845 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$433 thousand
Social services
10%$2.0 million
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions
  • Welfare institutions$2.0 million
Sent to other local governments
4.5%$878 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$794 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$84 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$469 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$469 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$409 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$341 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$127 thousand
McLean County page →

Sheridan County

$1.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 27% of this ZIP is in Sheridan County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes64%State tax money25%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money3.8%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.0%
Full Sheridan County breakdown

What stands out

64%

of Sheridan County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes64%

Property tax
64%$1.4 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 services1.0%

Fees for services
1.0%$22 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$84 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$556 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
6.2%$139 thousand
Sheridan County page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking57%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Health and hospitals1.9%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

57%

of Sheridan County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Full Sheridan County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
57%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$451 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$162 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
  • Government buildings$65 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$304 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$263 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$41 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.9%$36 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$36 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$36 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$36 thousand
Sheridan County page →

Your towns

Mercer Township

$11 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 20% of this ZIP is in Mercer Township.

Where the money comes from

State tax money52%Township taxes48%

What stands out

52%

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

Full Mercer Township breakdown

Township taxes48%

Property tax
48%$10 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$11 thousand
Mercer Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking100%

What stands out

100%

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

Full Mercer Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
100%$11 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11 thousand
Mercer Township page →

Wise Township

$36 thousand budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

About 18% of this ZIP is in Wise Township.

Where the money comes from

Township taxes62%State tax money38%

What stands out

38%

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

Full Wise Township breakdown

Township taxes62%

Property tax
62%$29 thousand

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$18 thousand
Wise Township page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking72%Running the government and other costs19%Sent to other local governments8.3%

What stands out

8.3%

of Wise Township's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Wise Township breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
72%$26 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$26 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$7 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$4 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Sent to other local governments
8.3%$3 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$3 thousand
Wise Township page →

Your schools

Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72

$3.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 86% of this ZIP is in Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72.

Where the money comes from

State tax money55%School district taxes32%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)6.2%County and local tax money3.6%Fines and other2.1%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

6.2%

of Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72'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 Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72 breakdown

School district taxes32%

Property tax
32%$1.2 million

Fees for services6.2%

Fees for services
6.2%$241 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more
  • Other school charges$162 thousand
  • School lunches$77 thousand
  • School tuition and transportation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$44 thousand

State tax money55%

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

From the state
55%$2.2 million

County and local tax money3.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.6%$142 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.1%$82 thousand
Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges99%Interest on debt1.3%Sent to other local governments0.1%
Full Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
99%$3.6 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$3.6 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$46 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$4 thousand
Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72 page →

McClusky-Goodrich School District 29

$2.8 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 13% of this ZIP is in McClusky-Goodrich School District 29.

Where the money comes from

State tax money62%School district taxes33%Fees for services (school lunches)3.4%Fines and other1.4%County and local tax money0.3%
Full McClusky-Goodrich School District 29 breakdown

What stands out

33%

of McClusky-Goodrich School District 29's money comes from property tax.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 28%.

School district taxes33%

Property tax
33%$909 thousand

Fees for services3.4%

Fees for services
3.4%$94 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$54 thousand
  • School lunches$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money62%

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

From the state
62%$1.7 million

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%$9 thousand

Fines and other1.4%

Interest, rents and other
1.4%$39 thousand
McClusky-Goodrich School District 29 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges100%

What stands out

100%

of McClusky-Goodrich School District 29's spending goes to schools and colleges.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students spends 97%.

Full McClusky-Goodrich School District 29 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$2.8 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.8 million
McClusky-Goodrich School District 29 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.

Turtle Lake Mercer School District 72. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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

Sheridan County. 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.

Mercer 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.

Wise 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.

McClusky-Goodrich School District 29. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

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.