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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Kirkwood took in $90.2 million and spent $94.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)55%City taxes35%Fines and other5.7%State tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

17%

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

City taxes35%

Sales tax

17%$15.4 million

Other taxes

11%$10.2 million

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 5 more

Public utility taxes$5.5 million
Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
Other licenses$1.3 million
Occupation and business licenses$994 thousand
Motor vehicle licenses$125 thousand
Tobacco taxes$44 thousand
Alcoholic beverage licenses$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax

6.9%$6.2 million

Fees for services55%

Fees for services

55%$49.2 million

What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 3 more

Electric power$32.4 million
Water$8.0 million
Parks and recreation$3.7 million
Garbage collection$3.7 million
Other service charges$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.3%

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

From the state

3.3%$3.0 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

1.2%$1.1 million

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other

5.3%$4.8 million

Fines

0.4%$329 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities49%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries8.7%Roads, transit and parking7.4%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

49%

of Kirkwood's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

49%$46.5 million

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more

Electric power$36.7 million
Water supply$6.9 million
Garbage and solid waste$2.9 million

Police, fire, courts and jails

24%$22.7 million

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more

Police$11.8 million
Fire protection$9.1 million
Inspections and regulation$1.6 million
Courts and legal services$211 thousand

Running the government and other costs

8.8%$8.3 million

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.7 million
Other and not broken out$2.3 million
Government buildings$685 thousand
Finance, tax collection and budgeting$557 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

8.7%$8.3 million

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation

Parks and recreation$8.3 million

Roads, transit and parking

7.4%$7.0 million

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$7.0 million

Interest on debt

1.8%$1.7 million

What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more

Interest on general debt$906 thousand
Interest on electric power debt$564 thousand
Interest on water supply debt$224 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Kirkwood 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.