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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Clair took in $7.1 million and spent $5.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes37%Fees for services (sewer, water)33%State tax money19%Fines and other10%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

18%

of St. Clair's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes37%

Sales tax
18%$1.3 million
Other taxes
12%$848 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes
  • Other selective sales taxes$848 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$463 thousand

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Water$771 thousand
  • Garbage collection$341 thousand
  • Other service charges$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$1.4 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$75 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$653 thousand
Fines
0.9%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs54%Police, fire, courts and jails29%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

54%

of St. Clair's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
54%$3.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$758 thousand
  • Government buildings$172 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$469 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$469 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
5.7%$321 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$321 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$144 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$144 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Clair. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

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