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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), St. Louis took in $15.0 million and spent $14.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%State tax money11%City taxes7.8%Federal tax money5.6%Fines and other4.2%

What stands out

72%

of St. Louis' 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 taxes7.8%

Property tax
7.4%$1.1 million
Other taxes
0.3%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$35 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$10.7 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.1 million
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Sewer$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$554 thousand
  • Garbage collection$475 thousand
  • Housing$406 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$845 thousand

State tax money11%

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

From the state
11%$1.6 million

Fines and other4.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.6%$386 thousand
Fines
1.6%$240 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Housing and community development4.3%All other spending4.4%

What stands out

47%

of St. Louis' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$7.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.6 million
  • Government buildings$154 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$4.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$2.9 million
  • Water supply$828 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$429 thousand
  • Electric power$55 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$842 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$127 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$92 thousand
Housing and community development
4.3%$630 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$374 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$213 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$160 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$125 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$20 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.8%$119 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$119 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Louis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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