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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Clair Shores took in $113 million and spent $117 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes45%Fees for services (sewer, water)32%State tax money14%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

43%

of St. Clair Shores' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 20%.

City taxes45%

Property tax
43%$48.8 million
Other taxes
1.9%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$1.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$35.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 3 more
  • Sewer$19.0 million
  • Other service charges$7.0 million
  • Water$6.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.9 million
  • Housing$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.3%$3.7 million

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$16.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$421 thousand

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$3.8 million
Fines
1.9%$2.2 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending3.0%

What stands out

32%

of St. Clair Shores' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$38.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$22.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$12.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$518 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$26.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$13.1 million
  • Fire protection$8.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$887 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$19.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$15.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$16.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$16.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$14.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$12.5 million
  • Libraries$1.9 million
Housing and community development
2.4%$2.8 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$629 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$580 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$49 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$68 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$68 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$60 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Clair Shores. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of St. Clair Shores 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.