City government · St Charles County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Charles took in $160 million and spent $160 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes49%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%Fines and other15%County and local tax money4.5%State tax money4.4%Federal tax money4.2%

What stands out

20%

of St. Charles' money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes49%

Sales tax
20%$32.8 million
Other taxes
16%$26.2 million
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Amusement taxes$10.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$8.9 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$6.7 million
  • Tobacco taxes$278 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$123 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$19.3 million

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$37.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 5 more
  • Sewer$17.6 million
  • Water$13.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.3 million
  • Hospital bills$1.6 million
  • Parking$219 thousand
  • Other service charges$76 thousand
  • Transit fares$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.2%

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

From the federal government
4.2%$6.7 million

State tax money4.4%

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

From the state
4.4%$7.1 million

County and local tax money4.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.5%$7.2 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$22.6 million
Fines
0.6%$936 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails34%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

30%

of St. Charles' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
34%$55.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$27.0 million
  • Fire protection$26.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$47.2 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$16.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$14.7 million
  • Government buildings$14.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.0 million
  • Other government-run businesses$215 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$31.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$20.6 million
  • Water supply$10.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.6%$12.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$11.7 million
  • Parking$362 thousand
  • Public transit$165 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7.9 million
Interest on debt
3.1%$5.0 million
Health and hospitals
0.4%$698 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$698 thousand
Social services
0.3%$440 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$440 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of St. Charles 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.