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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended November 30, 2023), Florissant took in $22.2 million and spent $21.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended November 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes90%State tax money9.0%Federal tax money0.7%

What stands out

56%

of Florissant's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes90%

Sales tax
56%$12.4 million
Other taxes
34%$7.7 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$6.2 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Tobacco taxes$79 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$62 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money0.7%

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

From the federal government
0.7%$145 thousand

State tax money9.0%

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

From the state
9.0%$2.0 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs60%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails8.2%Interest on debt1.8%Housing and community development0.2%

What stands out

60%

of Florissant's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
60%$13.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$11.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$139 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$4.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.2%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$629 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$388 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$44 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Florissant. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended November 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Florissant 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.