City government · Jefferson County, KY

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Matthews took in $18.2 million and spent $13.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes89%County and local tax money4.2%State tax money3.2%Fines and other2.9%Fees for services (parking)0.6%

What stands out

54%

of St. Matthews' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes89%

Individual income tax
54%$9.8 million
Property tax
19%$3.5 million
Other taxes
13%$2.3 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$2.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$150 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.0%$541 thousand

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$101 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$96 thousand
  • Parking$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.2%

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

From the state
3.2%$591 thousand

County and local tax money4.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.2%$765 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Fines
1.5%$280 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.4%$254 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Social services24%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt5.1%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

24%

of St. Matthews' spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$5.2 million
Social services
24%$3.3 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$3.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$978 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$568 thousand
Interest on debt
5.1%$696 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$652 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$652 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$50 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$50 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Matthews. 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. Matthews 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.