City government · St Clair County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), St. Clair took in $15.7 million and spent $19.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes29%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%State tax money25%Fines and other15%Federal tax money5.9%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

15%

of St. Clair's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes29%

Property tax

25%$4.0 million

Other taxes

3.4%$538 thousand

What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses

Other licenses$441 thousand
Occupation and business licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services

25%$3.9 million

What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more

Sewer$1.4 million
Water$926 thousand
Ports and waterways$571 thousand
Other service charges$391 thousand
Garbage collection$349 thousand
Parks and recreation$195 thousand
Other government-run businesses$135 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.9%

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

From the federal government

5.9%$929 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state

25%$3.9 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%$59 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other

15%$2.3 million

Fines

<0.1%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Parks, recreation and libraries8.5%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

46%

of St. Clair's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

46%$8.9 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$8.9 million

Running the government and other costs

18%$3.6 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$2.7 million
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$345 thousand
Government buildings$272 thousand
Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$267 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

18%$3.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more

Sewer systems$2.0 million
Water supply$1.0 million
Garbage and solid waste$455 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.5%$1.7 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Libraries$31 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.7%$1.5 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more

Police$1.1 million
Fire protection$234 thousand
Inspections and regulation$134 thousand

Sent to other local governments

1.6%$318 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$318 thousand

Interest on debt

0.2%$41 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Clair. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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