City government · Phelps County, MO

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), St. James took in $3.7 million and spent $4.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes72%Fees for services (parks and recreation)22%State tax money5.9%Fines and other0.7%

What stands out

29%

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

City taxes72%

Other taxes
35%$1.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$779 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$452 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$26 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$8 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
29%$1.0 million
Property tax
8.4%$309 thousand

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$797 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Other service charges$540 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$244 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$216 thousand

Fines and other0.7%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$18 thousand
Fines
0.2%$9 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs48%Parks, recreation and libraries20%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

20%

of St. James' spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
48%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$814 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
20%$854 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$725 thousand
  • Libraries$129 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$796 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$796 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$526 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$526 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$30 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

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