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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Crestwood took in $17.5 million and spent $18.0 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 taxes72%State tax money13%Fees for services (electric power, parks and recreation)12%Fines and other2.1%County and local tax money1.9%

What stands out

45%

of Crestwood's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes72%

Sales tax
45%$7.9 million
Other taxes
19%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$65 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$42 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
8.2%$1.4 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Electric power$774 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$630 thousand
  • Gas$343 thousand
  • Other service charges$153 thousand
  • Water$150 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$2.2 million

County and local tax money1.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.9%$329 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Fines
1.6%$285 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.5%$83 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking31%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Running the government and other costs12%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Crestwood's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$7.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$3.9 million
  • Police$3.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$5.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$2.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.0%$174 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Crestwood. 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 Crestwood 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.