City government · Jefferson County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Herculaneum took in $8.9 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money7.1%County and local tax money3.2%Fines and other3.1%Federal tax money2.5%

What stands out

41%

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

City taxes50%

Sales tax
41%$3.7 million
Property tax
7.3%$643 thousand
Other taxes
1.4%$128 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other licenses$100 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$25 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$327 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.5%

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

From the federal government
2.5%$222 thousand

State tax money7.1%

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

From the state
7.1%$632 thousand

County and local tax money3.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.2%$283 thousand

Fines and other3.1%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$174 thousand
Fines
1.1%$99 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments14%All other spending7.0%

What stands out

14%

of Herculaneum's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$467 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$191 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$89 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$589 thousand
  • Water supply$331 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$305 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
Sent to other local governments
14%$942 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$942 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$433 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$237 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$196 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Herculaneum. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Herculaneum 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.