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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Ballwin took in $31.3 million and spent $32.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%County and local tax money27%State tax money25%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)13%Fines and other3.8%

What stands out

27%

of Ballwin's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes32%

Other taxes
18%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.5 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$912 thousand
  • Other licenses$540 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$468 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$155 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
14%$4.4 million

Fees for services13%

Fees for services
13%$4.0 million
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; sewer and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$3.6 million
  • Sewer$296 thousand
  • Other service charges$68 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$10 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$7.8 million

County and local tax money27%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
27%$8.4 million

Fines and other3.8%

Fines
2.5%$770 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$412 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails54%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs13%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

54%

of Ballwin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
54%$17.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$16.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$547 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$167 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.3 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$4.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.8 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$4.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$552 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$288 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$288 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$266 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Ballwin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of Ballwin 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.