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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), St. Marks took in $819 thousand and spent $874 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)43%City taxes31%State tax money16%County and local tax money6.1%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

6.1%

of St. Marks' money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Property tax
21%$169 thousand
Other taxes
11%$86 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$52 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$30 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services43%

Fees for services
43%$349 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$143 thousand
  • Sewer$105 thousand
  • Garbage collection$87 thousand
  • Road charges$11 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$134 thousand

County and local tax money6.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.1%$50 thousand

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Parks, recreation and libraries23%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails3.7%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

23%

of St. Marks' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$475 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$252 thousand
  • Water supply$140 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
23%$204 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$204 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$162 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$162 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$32 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services
  • Courts and legal services$32 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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