City government · Hennepin County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Louis Park took in $114 million and spent $68.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (sewer, water)26%Fines and other8.1%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money0.9%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

51%

of St. Louis Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 19%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
51%$57.4 million
Other taxes
10%$11.5 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$5.4 million
  • Other licenses$4.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.3 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$251 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$29.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$12.7 million
  • Water$9.0 million
  • Garbage collection$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$655 thousand
  • Other service charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.9%

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

From the federal government
0.9%$1.0 million

State tax money3.9%

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

From the state
3.9%$4.4 million

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%$98 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
7.9%$9.0 million
Fines
0.2%$180 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Running the government and other costs10%All other spending9.6%

What stands out

14%

of St. Louis Park's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$18.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$13.0 million
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$15.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$5.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$10.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$9.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.3 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$6.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
Interest on debt
5.6%$3.8 million
Housing and community development
2.8%$1.9 million
Environment and natural resources
1.3%$852 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$852 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Louis Park. 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 St. Louis Park 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.