City government · Berrien County, MI

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Joseph took in $43.5 million and spent $50.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (parking)34%City taxes27%Federal tax money20%State tax money11%Fines and other8.1%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
26%$11.2 million
Other taxes
1.4%$609 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$489 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$14.6 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parking
  • Other service charges$13.4 million
  • Parking$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money20%

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

From the federal government
20%$8.7 million

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$4.7 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%$175 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$3.0 million
Fines
1.2%$533 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities45%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

8.8%

of St. Joseph's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
45%$22.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$11.2 million
  • Water supply$8.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$8.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$7.8 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$4.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Government buildings$398 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$5.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 2 more
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Police$814 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$430 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$422 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.5 million
Interest on debt
1.7%$845 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$521 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$324 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$58 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Joseph. 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. Joseph 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.