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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2021), St. Paul took in $82 thousand and spent $60 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes56%State tax money17%Federal tax money15%Fines and other8.5%County and local tax money3.7%

What stands out

51%

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

Town taxes56%

Sales tax
51%$42 thousand
Property tax
2.4%$2 thousand
Other taxes
2.4%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$12 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$14 thousand

County and local tax money3.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.7%$3 thousand

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Roads, transit and parking30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.3%

What stands out

57%

of St. Paul's 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
57%$34 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Government buildings$22 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$9 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
30%$18 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$6 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$2 thousand
  • Gas supply$2 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
  • Water supply$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.3%$2 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Paul. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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