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WATERTOWN CITY finances

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WATERTOWN CITY

City or town in South Dakota (Codington County area). Fiscal year 2024 (year ends 12/31); population 23,019.

Other years: 2024 · 2022

Summary

WhatAmountCensus item codes
Taxes$24.0 millionT
Charges and fees$50.4 millionA
Other general revenue$731,000U
From the federal government$1.1 millionB
From the state government$7.3 millionC
From local governments$6,000D
Spending: current operations$49.8 millionE
Spending: construction$5.5 millionF
Spending: other capital outlay$0G
Spending: interest on debt$36,000I
Spending: assistance and subsidies$0J
Payments to other governments$18,000L M Q S
General revenue$83.6 millionT A U B C D
Direct spending$55.3 millionE F G I J
Debt at year end$049U + 64V

Spending by function

Function (Census name)Current operations + construction + capital
Electric Utilities$26.6 million
General NEC$9.0 million
Gas Utilities$8.4 million
Libraries$2.3 million
Police Protection$1.5 million
Parking$1.1 million
Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$1.1 million
Air Trans$994,000
Water Utilities$935,000
Parks & Rec$890,000
Regular Highways$875,000
Financial Adm$487,000
Central Staff$342,000
Local Fire Protection$271,000
Solid Waste Mgt$158,000
Misc Comm Act$123,000
Protective Inspection$88,000
Health$8,000

Every item reported

CodeCensus descriptionAmount
19UBeg LT Debt O/S NEC$1.4 million
39ULTD Ret-Unsp-Other NEC$1.4 million
A03Misc Comrcial Act NEC Charges$175,000
A50Housing & Comm Dev Charges$413,000
A60Parking Facilities Charges$1.7 million
A61Parks & Recreation Charges$523,000
A80Sewerage Charges$91,000
A81Solid Waste Charges$146,000
A89All Other NEC Charges$341,000
A91Water Utilities Revenue$1.1 million
A92Electric Utilities Revenue$33.3 million
A93Gas Utilities Revenue$12.6 million
B89Federal IG Other$1.1 million
C89State IG Other$7.3 million
D89Local IG Other$6,000
E03Misc Comm Act-Current Oper$123,000
E23Financial Adm-Curr Operation$487,000
E24Local Fire Protection Curr Operation$271,000
E29Central Staff-Curr Operation$342,000
E32Health-Current Operation$8,000
E44Regular Highways-Current Oper$875,000
E50Housing & Comm Dev-Curr Oper$1.0 million
E52Libraries-Current Operation$2.3 million
E60Parking-Current Operation$1.1 million
E61Parks & Rec-Current Operation$890,000
E62Police Protection-Current Oper$1.5 million
E66Protective Inspection-Curr Op$88,000
E81Solid Waste Mgt - Current Oper$158,000
E89General NEC-Current Operation$4.7 million
E91Water Utilities-Current Oper$833,000
E92Electric Utilities-Current Op$26.6 million
E93Gas Utilities-Current Oper$8.4 million
F01Air Trans Construction$994,000
F50Housing & Comm Dev-Constr$65,000
F60Parking-Construction$30,000
F89General NEC-Construction$4.3 million
F91Water Utilities-Construction$102,000
I89General Interest on Debt$36,000
M89General NEC-IG-Local NEC$18,000
T01Property Tax$1.3 million
T09Total General Sales Taxes$22.3 million
T19Other Selective Sales Taxes$1,000
T29Other License Tax$394,000
U20Interest Earnings$394,000
U30Fines & Forfeits$8,000
U40Rents$99,000
U50Donations From Private Sources$36,000
U99Misc General Revenue NEC$194,000

Source: State and local government finances 2024, annual survey sample of units (U.S. Census Bureau) (U.S. Census Bureau). Collected Nov 14, 2026 11:48 PM CST. Amounts as published (thousands of dollars in the file; shown in dollars). Group totals are sums of item codes by letter. Item code list: Census technical documentation. Government ID 462029175035.