City government · Stearns County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Martin took in $934 thousand and spent $1.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%City taxes25%Fines and other13%State tax money9.4%Federal tax money2.0%

What stands out

13%

of St. Martin'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 taxes25%

Property tax
25%$233 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$464 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$228 thousand
  • Sewer$152 thousand
  • Other service charges$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.0%

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

From the federal government
2.0%$19 thousand

State tax money9.4%

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

From the state
9.4%$88 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$126 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking48%Interest on debt18%Running the government and other costs14%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.3%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%

What stands out

48%

of St. Martin'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
48%$490 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$490 thousand
Interest on debt
18%$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$140 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$78 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$56 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$133 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$133 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.3%$54 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$34 thousand
  • Sewer systems$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Martin. 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. Martin 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.