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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Sikeston took in $139 million and spent $135 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)72%City taxes11%Fines and other6.9%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money3.7%County and local tax money0.4%

What stands out

72%

of Sikeston'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 taxes11%

Sales tax
8.8%$12.2 million
Property tax
1.6%$2.2 million
Other taxes
0.9%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$704 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$328 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$148 thousand
  • Other licenses$75 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$29 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services72%

Fees for services
72%$100 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$88.1 million
  • Water$5.4 million
  • Sewer$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Airport$580 thousand
  • Other service charges$128 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$5.2 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$8.2 million

County and local tax money0.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.4%$520 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$9.4 million
Fines
0.1%$144 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Police, fire, courts and jails6.5%Running the government and other costs6.1%Roads, transit and parking4.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.3%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

80%

of Sikeston'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
80%$108 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$93.5 million
  • Sewer systems$7.7 million
  • Water supply$5.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.5%$8.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$5.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$557 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$226 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.1%$8.2 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)$4.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Government buildings$917 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$776 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.1 million
  • Airports$759 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.3%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$391 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$1.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$770 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$545 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$188 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$205 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$205 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Sikeston 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.