City government · Pottawatomie County, KS

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Marys took in $5.1 million and spent $4.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)68%City taxes21%State tax money6.6%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

9.3%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
9.4%$475 thousand
Sales tax
9.3%$468 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$106 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Motor vehicle licenses$73 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$31 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services68%

Fees for services
68%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$2.3 million
  • Sewer$474 thousand
  • Water$314 thousand
  • Garbage collection$226 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Other service charges$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money6.6%

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

From the state
6.6%$332 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$210 thousand
Fines
0.5%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Roads, transit and parking9.0%Running the government and other costs6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

63%

of St. Marys' 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
63%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$370 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$269 thousand
  • Water supply$269 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$741 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$550 thousand
  • Fire protection$163 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.0%$443 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$443 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.5%$320 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$155 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$302 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$302 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$33 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Marys. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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