City government · Greene County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Republic took in $26.5 million and spent $25.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%State tax money16%Fines and other8.5%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes49%

Sales tax
39%$10.4 million
Property tax
6.0%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.6%$963 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and tobacco taxes
  • Public utility taxes$906 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$57 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$7.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$2.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$867 thousand
  • Road charges$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$4.1 million

Fines and other8.5%

Interest, rents and other
7.6%$2.0 million
Fines
0.8%$225 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking18%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Running the government and other costs12%All other spending6.1%

What stands out

15%

of Republic's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$5.1 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; police and 1 more
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Police$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$164 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$4.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$231 thousand
Housing and community development
2.4%$626 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$436 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$436 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$362 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$255 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$107 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$147 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$147 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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