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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Robert took in $23.9 million and spent $20.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)51%City taxes40%Fines and other7.7%State tax money1.4%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes40%

Sales tax
36%$8.5 million
Property tax
2.5%$600 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$512 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 3 more
  • Other licenses$190 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$157 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$115 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$40 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$12.1 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 5 more
  • Electric power$7.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million
  • Gas$945 thousand
  • Water$742 thousand
  • Sewer$707 thousand
  • Other service charges$228 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$141 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$338 thousand

Fines and other7.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.4%$1.5 million
Fines
1.3%$320 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

53%

of St. Robert's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$10.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; garbage and solid waste and 3 more
  • Electric power$6.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
  • Gas supply$856 thousand
  • Water supply$606 thousand
  • Sewer systems$548 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.0 million
  • Fire protection$844 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$666 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$163 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$751 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$323 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Robert. 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. Robert 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.