City government · Stafford County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. John took in $2.3 million and spent $697 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes21%State tax money7.0%Fines and other0.3%

What stands out

71%

of St. John's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes21%

Property tax
17%$391 thousand
Sales tax
4.7%$108 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$1.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power and water
  • Electric power$1.4 million
  • Water$214 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.0%

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

From the state
7.0%$163 thousand

Fines and other0.3%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.3%

What stands out

35%

of St. John's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$246 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$202 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$131 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$72 thousand
  • Libraries$29 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$75 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
Interest on debt
5.3%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. John. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 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. John 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.