City government · Dakota County, MN

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West St. Paul took in $49.0 million and spent $52.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)16%State tax money15%County and local tax money10%Fines and other6.5%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

46%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
46%$22.5 million
Sales tax
4.7%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.8%$868 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; alcoholic beverage licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$660 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$114 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Other service charges$708 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$570 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$89 thousand

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$7.2 million

County and local tax money10%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
10%$4.9 million

Fines and other6.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$3.1 million
Fines
0.2%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments10%All other spending14%

What stands out

10%

of West St. Paul's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$11.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$787 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$368 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$8.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
10%$5.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other government-run businesses$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$326 thousand
Sent to other local governments
10%$5.4 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$5.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Interest on debt
2.3%$1.2 million
Housing and community development
2.2%$1.2 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West St. Paul. 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 West St. Paul 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.