City government · Pettis County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Sedalia took in $212 million and spent $207 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, sewer)82%City taxes13%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money0.6%State tax money0.5%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

82%

of Sedalia's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
9.0%$19.0 million
Other taxes
1.9%$4.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; occupation and business licenses and 3 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.0 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$529 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$328 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$86 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$38 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.9%$4.0 million

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$173 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; sewer and 5 more
  • Hospital bills$156 million
  • Sewer$7.6 million
  • Water$5.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.4 million
  • Airport$485 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$175 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

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

From the federal government
0.6%$1.2 million

State tax money0.5%

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

From the state
0.5%$1.1 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$646 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$8.6 million
Fines
<0.1%$168 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals77%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.9%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Running the government and other costs4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

77%

of Sedalia's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
77%$159 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$159 million
  • Public health$432 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.9%$12.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.7 million
  • Water supply$4.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$10.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.3 million
  • Fire protection$4.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$2 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$8.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$583 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$578 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$6.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$5.3 million
  • Libraries$798 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.6%$5.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; airports and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Airports$476 thousand
  • Public transit$12 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$4.8 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$4.7 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sedalia. 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 Sedalia 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.