City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Joseph took in $10.6 million and spent $10.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%Fines and other16%State tax money14%Federal tax money2.1%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

15%

of St. Joseph's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes38%

Property tax
30%$3.2 million
Sales tax
5.5%$581 thousand
Other taxes
2.7%$289 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; other licenses and 2 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$137 thousand
  • Other licenses$117 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$34 thousand
  • Amusement licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$360 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$221 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$1.5 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$31 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
15%$1.6 million
Fines
0.8%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs10%Interest on debt6.9%All other spending12%

What stands out

28%

of St. Joseph'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%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$2.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.2 million
  • Water supply$920 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$378 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$2.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Fire protection$319 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$49 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$843 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$211 thousand
  • Government buildings$32 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$18 thousand
Interest on debt
6.9%$757 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$604 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$153 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.4%$593 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$593 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$405 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$405 thousand
Housing and community development
3.0%$327 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Joseph. 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. 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.