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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), North St. Paul took in $33.6 million and spent $31.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)55%City taxes29%Fines and other7.6%State tax money7.5%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

55%

of North St. Paul's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
26%$8.6 million
Other taxes
2.3%$778 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$704 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$57 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
0.7%$246 thousand

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$18.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 5 more
  • Electric power$11.7 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$968 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$214 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$8 thousand

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$2.5 million

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$284 thousand

Fines and other7.6%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$2.5 million
Fines
<0.1%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking14%Environment and natural resources6.1%Running the government and other costs5.0%All other spending8.0%

What stands out

49%

of North St. Paul's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
49%$15.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.0 million
  • Water supply$2.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$5.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.2 million
  • Inspections and regulation$487 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.5 million
Environment and natural resources
6.1%$1.9 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
5.0%$1.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$428 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$116 thousand
Interest on debt
3.8%$1.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$151 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$27 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$743 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$582 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$582 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of North St. Paul. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of North St. Paul 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.