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St. Charles's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Charles took in $279 thousand and spent $195 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)43%Fines and other40%State tax money6.5%Federal tax money5.7%Town taxes4.7%

What stands out

40%

of St. Charles' money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes4.7%

Property tax
3.6%$10 thousand
Sales tax
0.7%$2 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$120 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$95 thousand
  • Garbage collection$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$16 thousand

State tax money6.5%

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

From the state
6.5%$18 thousand

Fines and other40%

Fines
40%$111 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs66%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Interest on debt3.1%

What stands out

66%

of St. Charles' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
66%$128 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out
  • Other and not broken out$128 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$61 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$52 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$9 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Charles. 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.

What this covers. The money of Town of St. Charles 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.