City government · Washington County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Paul Park took in $6.2 million and spent $5.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes42%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%State tax money17%Fines and other5.4%Federal tax money4.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

38%

of St. Paul Park's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes42%

Property tax
38%$2.3 million
Other taxes
4.1%$258 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$161 thousand
  • Other licenses$97 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$784 thousand
  • Water$615 thousand
  • Road charges$268 thousand
  • Other service charges$215 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.7%

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

From the federal government
4.7%$295 thousand

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$24 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.0%$314 thousand
Fines
0.3%$20 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt3.7%

What stands out

29%

of St. Paul Park's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$685 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$741 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$741 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$561 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$282 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$249 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$30 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$332 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$332 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$200 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$189 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Paul Park. 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. Paul 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.