City government · Wright County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Michael took in $23.2 million and spent $20.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)31%Fines and other13%State tax money8.5%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes46%

Property tax
35%$8.1 million
Other taxes
11%$2.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$1.4 million
  • Public utility licenses$1.1 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$23 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$4.6 million
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Other service charges$427 thousand
  • Garbage collection$410 thousand
  • Road charges$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.5%

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

From the state
8.5%$2.0 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$214 thousand

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
13%$3.1 million

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%All other spending12%

What stands out

33%

of St. Michael's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
33%$6.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$6.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Water supply$856 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$396 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.1%$1.7 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)$977 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$466 thousand
  • Government buildings$224 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$56 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and inspections and regulation
  • Fire protection$674 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$638 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.9%$1.2 million
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$1.2 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$576 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$568 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$8 thousand
Housing and community development
2.7%$552 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$38 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$38 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Michael. 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. Michael 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.