City government · Lewis County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Canton took in $3.0 million and spent $3.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes36%State tax money15%Fines and other0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Canton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
14%$419 thousand
Property tax
13%$398 thousand
Other taxes
9.5%$290 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$268 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$7 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$684 thousand
  • Sewer$488 thousand
  • Garbage collection$249 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money15%

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

From the state
15%$454 thousand

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$10 thousand

Fines and other0.6%

Interest, rents and other
0.6%$17 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%All other spending3.3%

What stands out

56%

of Canton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
56%$2.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
  • Water supply$478 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$706 thousand
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$368 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$254 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$577 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$530 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$44 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$146 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$146 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$72 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$72 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$36 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$8 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$8 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Canton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Canton 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.