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St. Ann's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Ann took in $21.1 million and spent $19.2 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 taxes43%Fines and other30%State tax money21%Fees for services (parks and recreation, sewer)5.1%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

28%

of St. Ann's money comes from fines.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes43%

Sales tax
23%$4.8 million
Other taxes
19%$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$223 thousand
  • Other licenses$172 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$82 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
1.5%$324 thousand

Fees for services5.1%

Fees for services
5.1%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Other service charges$420 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$417 thousand
  • Sewer$208 thousand
  • Road charges$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$4.4 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$133 thousand

Fines and other30%

Fines
28%$5.8 million
Interest, rents and other
2.4%$503 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.7%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

42%

of St. Ann's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$8.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Government buildings$975 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$7.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.7 million
  • Prisons and jails$782 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$528 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$2.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$916 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$916 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.7%$324 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$324 thousand
Housing and community development
0.4%$86 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Ann. 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 St. Ann 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.