City government · Clinton County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Johns took in $13.5 million and spent $15.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)54%City taxes27%State tax money17%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

54%

of St. Johns' money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$3.5 million
Other taxes
1.0%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$128 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$842 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$118 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.2 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$86 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$254 thousand
Fines
0.2%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%All other spending2.9%

What stands out

22%

of St. Johns' 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%

Running the government and other costs
31%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Government buildings$83 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$3.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$3.5 million
  • Water supply$442 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$3.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$248 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$704 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$704 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$346 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$318 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$28 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$56 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$48 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$48 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Johns. 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. Johns 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.