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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), St. Cloud took in $138 million and spent $123 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other33%City taxes27%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks, land and natural resources)27%County and local tax money5.3%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money3.8%

What stands out

33%

of St. Cloud's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.9%.

City taxes27%

Other taxes
14%$19.1 million
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$10.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.9 million
  • Other licenses$3.5 million
  • Insurance premium taxes$999 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$498 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$18.3 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$36.9 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; parks, land and natural resources and 5 more
  • Garbage collection$15.5 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$11.2 million
  • Other service charges$5.7 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$903 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$138 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

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

From the federal government
3.8%$5.3 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$5.6 million

County and local tax money5.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.3%$7.3 million

Fines and other33%

Interest, rents and other
33%$45.5 million
Fines
0.1%$190 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%All other spending9.0%

What stands out

32%

of St. Cloud's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$39.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$7.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$31.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$19.1 million
  • Fire protection$11.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$306 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$16.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$16.4 million
  • Sewer systems$14 thousand
  • Water supply$11 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$13.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$13.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$11.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11.2 million
Environment and natural resources
5.1%$6.3 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$6.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.2%$3.9 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$3.9 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$941 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$934 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Cloud. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of St. Cloud 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.