County government · Callaway County, MO

Callaway County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Callaway County took in $23.1 million and spent $16.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

County taxes56%State tax money41%Fines and other2.5%Fees for services (road charges)0.2%

What stands out

24%

of Callaway County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

County taxes56%

Property tax
32%$7.5 million
Sales tax
24%$5.5 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.2%

Fees for services
0.2%$40 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and road charges
  • Other service charges$39 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$9.6 million

Fines and other2.5%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$571 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Roads, transit and parking30%Health and hospitals4.1%

What stands out

30%

of Callaway County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$5.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$5.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$2.1 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
4.1%$692 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$692 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Callaway County. 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 Callaway County 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.