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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended October 31, 2023), Joplin took in $116 million and spent $118 million.

Latest recorded year: ended October 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes57%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)25%Fines and other9.6%Federal tax money4.5%State tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

29%

of Joplin's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.2%.

City taxes57%

Other taxes
29%$33.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 5 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$21.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.3 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.0 million
  • Tobacco taxes$189 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$55 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
25%$28.8 million
Property tax
3.3%$3.8 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$28.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Sewer$21.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.0 million
  • Other service charges$2.5 million
  • Airport$786 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$580 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$133 thousand
  • Transit fares$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$5.3 million

State tax money3.7%

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

From the state
3.7%$4.3 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$614 thousand

Fines and other9.6%

Interest, rents and other
8.9%$10.3 million
Fines
0.7%$799 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Roads, transit and parking15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%All other spending3.2%

What stands out

39%

of Joplin'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
39%$45.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$39.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.0 million
  • Government buildings$544 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$415 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$30.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 3 more
  • Fire protection$15.1 million
  • Police$12.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$1.3 million
  • Inspections and regulation$648 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$18.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$15.4 million
  • Public transit$1.5 million
  • Airports$1.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.5%$11.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$8.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.9 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.1%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Interest on debt
0.8%$895 thousand
Housing and community development
0.3%$390 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Joplin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Joplin 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.