City government · Aleutians West Census Area Borough, AK

Saint Paul's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Saint Paul took in $9.8 million and spent $2.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money61%Fees for services (electric power, gas)27%State tax money6.0%Fines and other3.0%City taxes3.0%

What stands out

61%

of Saint Paul's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes3.0%

Sales tax
3.0%$290 thousand

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$1.7 million
  • Gas$452 thousand
  • Sewer$177 thousand
  • Garbage collection$146 thousand
  • Water$121 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money61%

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

From the federal government
61%$6.0 million

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$585 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$291 thousand

Where it goes

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

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt5.8%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$1.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$385 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$326 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$459 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; gas supply and 3 more
  • Sewer systems$135 thousand
  • Gas supply$124 thousand
  • Electric power$109 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$65 thousand
  • Water supply$26 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$346 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$224 thousand
  • Fire protection$122 thousand
Interest on debt
5.8%$119 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on electric power debt
  • Interest on general debt$113 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$16 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Saint Paul itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.