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Petersburg's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Petersburg took in $15.6 million and spent $12.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other6.0%City taxes5.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

58%

of Petersburg's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes5.4%

Property tax
5.2%$819 thousand
Other taxes
0.1%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.7 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Road charges$5 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$1 thousand

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$9.0 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$72 thousand

Fines and other6.0%

Interest, rents and other
5.8%$907 thousand
Fines
0.2%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails4.8%Interest on debt0.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.5%Roads, transit and parking0.2%

What stands out

80%

of Petersburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$9.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$7.1 million
  • Water supply$2.5 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$1.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$34 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$576 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$385 thousand
  • Fire protection$169 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$22 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$101 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$60 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
0.2%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Petersburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Petersburg 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.