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Lake Saint Louis's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Lake Saint Louis took in $21.2 million and spent $19.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes78%Fines and other9.3%County and local tax money8.1%Federal tax money1.8%State tax money1.2%Fees for services (parks and recreation)1.2%

What stands out

53%

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

City taxes78%

Sales tax
53%$11.3 million
Other taxes
13%$2.9 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$976 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$116 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$78 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$34 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
11%$2.4 million

Fees for services1.2%

Fees for services
1.2%$252 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.8%

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

From the federal government
1.8%$389 thousand

State tax money1.2%

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

From the state
1.2%$258 thousand

County and local tax money8.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
8.1%$1.7 million

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$1.8 million
Fines
1.0%$216 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries8.6%Interest on debt0.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

31%

of Lake Saint Louis' 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
36%$6.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$5.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$806 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$132 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$494 thousand
  • Government buildings$299 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.6%$1.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
Interest on debt
0.2%$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$33 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$29 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Lake Saint Louis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. 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 Lake Saint Louis 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.