City government · Nicollet County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Peter took in $95.7 million and spent $118 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, electric power)87%State tax money6.9%City taxes4.9%Fines and other0.8%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

87%

of St. Peter's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes4.9%

Property tax
3.9%$3.7 million
Sales tax
0.7%$643 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$319 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$192 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$122 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services87%

Fees for services
87%$83.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; electric power and 7 more
  • Hospital bills$56.6 million
  • Electric power$13.7 million
  • Sewer$4.9 million
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$940 thousand
  • Garbage collection$861 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$556 thousand
  • Road charges$555 thousand
  • Housing$287 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$606 thousand

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$6.6 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%$55 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$727 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals56%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Roads, transit and parking8.9%Police, fire, courts and jails8.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.8%All other spending5.1%

What stands out

56%

of St. Peter's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
56%$66.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$65.9 million
  • Public health$491 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$22.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$13.3 million
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$10.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$10.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.1%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Police$3.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.7 million
  • Libraries$616 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.7%$3.2 million
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$2.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$582 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$90 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$2.0 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$287 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$832 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Peter. 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. Peter 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.