City government · Washington County, MN

Stillwater's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Stillwater took in $39.6 million and spent $41.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%Fines and other9.8%State tax money6.0%County and local tax money1.4%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

44%

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

City taxes49%

Property tax
44%$17.4 million
Other taxes
4.8%$1.9 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$941 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$495 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$481 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$13.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.1 million
  • Water$2.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Road charges$1.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$453 thousand

State tax money6.0%

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

From the state
6.0%$2.4 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$572 thousand

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.6%$3.8 million
Fines
0.2%$71 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking20%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

16%

of Stillwater'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%

Running the government and other costs
24%$10.0 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$8.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$188 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$8.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.5 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
20%$8.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.0 million
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$4.1 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$23 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$1.3 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$18 thousand
Housing and community development
1.0%$418 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stillwater. 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 Stillwater 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.