ZIP 58707 · Minot, ND

Four governments run on your community's money

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.

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
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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
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Your county

Ward County

$52.5 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

County taxes42%State tax money34%Fees for services (road charges, parks and recreation)11%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other3.5%Local tax money2.8%
Full Ward County breakdown

What stands out

13%

of Ward County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes42%

Property tax
29%$18.3 million
Sales tax
13%$8.1 million
Other taxes
0.4%$280 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$261 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$17 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 2 more
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Road charges$171 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$3.9 million

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$21.2 million

Local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
2.8%$1.8 million

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$2.2 million
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Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking19%Health and hospitals15%Social services13%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

13%

of Ward County's spending goes to social services.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 1.5%.

Full Ward County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$14.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 2 more
  • Prisons and jails$6.8 million
  • Police$5.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.3 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$268 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$10.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.0 million
  • Government buildings$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$9.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.9 million
Health and hospitals
15%$8.0 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8.0 million
Social services
13%$6.6 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$6.6 million
Environment and natural resources
2.4%$1.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$837 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$582 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$255 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$557 thousand
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Your city

City of Minot

$165 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023.

Where the money comes from

City taxes31%State tax money25%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Federal tax money12%Fines and other8.6%County and local tax money1.2%
Full Minot breakdown

What stands out

15%

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

City taxes31%

Sales tax
15%$26.4 million
Property tax
14%$25.4 million
Other taxes
1.6%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$359 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$237 thousand
  • Other licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$41.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 6 more
  • Water$16.7 million
  • Sewer$7.5 million
  • Garbage collection$6.8 million
  • Airport$4.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$636 thousand
  • Parking$155 thousand
  • Transit fares$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money12%

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

From the federal government
12%$21.1 million

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$44.9 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$2.2 million

Fines and other8.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.2%$14.7 million
Fines
0.4%$796 thousand
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Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Running the government and other costs16%Environment and natural resources13%All other spending8.7%

What stands out

13%

of Minot's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Full Minot breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
25%$40.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$33.3 million
  • Airports$5.5 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
  • Parking$143 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$33.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$18.7 million
  • Sewer systems$8.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$6.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$27.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.8 million
  • Fire protection$11.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$26.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$16.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$554 thousand
Environment and natural resources
13%$22.1 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$22.1 million
Health and hospitals
3.8%$6.3 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$6.3 million
Interest on debt
2.1%$3.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$3.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$571 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$3.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$2.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$916 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$121 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$121 thousand
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Your schools

Minot Special School District 1

$206 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State tax money60%School district taxes22%County and local tax money6.5%Fines and other4.5%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.7%Federal tax money2.6%

What stands out

6.5%

of Minot Special School District 1's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with 5,000 to 25,000 students gets 1%.

Full Minot Special School District 1 breakdown

School district taxes22%

Property tax
22%$32.8 million

Fees for services3.7%

Fees for services
3.7%$5.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSchool lunches; other school charges and 1 more
  • School lunches$2.7 million
  • Other school charges$2.5 million
  • School tuition and transportation$142 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.6%

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

From the federal government
2.6%$3.8 million

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$88.4 million

County and local tax money6.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.5%$9.6 million

Fines and other4.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.5%$6.5 million
Minot Special School District 1 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges97%Interest on debt2.3%Sent to other local governments0.7%
Full Minot Special School District 1 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
97%$200 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$200 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$4.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$1.5 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$1.5 million
Minot Special School District 1 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.

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

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

Minot Special School District 1. 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.