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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Paul took in $366 thousand and spent $257 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)65%City taxes25%Fines and other9.8%

What stands out

25%

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

City taxes25%

Sales tax
25%$90 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$239 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$175 thousand
  • Sewer$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other9.8%

Fines
8.7%$32 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.1%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs29%Interest on debt9.3%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%

What stands out

9.3%

of St. Paul's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$136 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$47 thousand
  • Water supply$45 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$44 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$74 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$74 thousand
Interest on debt
9.3%$24 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$23 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$16 thousand
  • Fire protection$5 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Paul. 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. Paul 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.