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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Clair took in $2.5 million and spent $1.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)47%Federal tax money23%City taxes15%State tax money13%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

23%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$355 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$9 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$5 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$682 thousand
  • Water$260 thousand
  • Other service charges$92 thousand
  • Garbage collection$75 thousand
  • Road charges$64 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money23%

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

From the federal government
23%$569 thousand

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$321 thousand

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$2 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Roads, transit and parking31%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt6.4%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%

What stands out

31%

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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$493 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
  • Water supply$206 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$53 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$384 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$384 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$170 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$130 thousand
  • Police$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$126 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$80 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$57 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$23 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$5 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Clair. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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.