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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Charles took in $859 thousand and spent $570 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)32%Fines and other12%State tax money11%County and local tax money2.6%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes42%

Property tax
31%$269 thousand
Sales tax
11%$91 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$274 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$150 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Other service charges$49 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$92 thousand

County and local tax money2.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.6%$22 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$106 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending9.5%

What stands out

34%

of St. Charles' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
34%$192 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$192 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$117 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$72 thousand
  • Sewer systems$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$85 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$75 thousand
  • Police$10 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$64 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$22 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
  • Government buildings$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$58 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$37 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
6.8%$39 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$10 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.9%$5 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City 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.