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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), St. Paul took in $7.0 million and spent $10.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)70%City taxes20%State tax money7.5%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

70%

of St. Paul's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
13%$883 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$385 thousand
Other taxes
1.5%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$105 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$4.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 4 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Water$681 thousand
  • Sewer$603 thousand
  • Other service charges$352 thousand
  • Garbage collection$101 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money7.5%

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

From the state
7.5%$526 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$194 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities62%Housing and community development12%Police, fire, courts and jails8.8%Running the government and other costs7.6%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%

What stands out

12%

of St. Paul's spending goes to housing and community development.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
62%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
  • Sewer systems$3.6 million
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Water supply$499 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$134 thousand
Housing and community development
12%$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.8%$928 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsInspections and regulation; police and 1 more
  • Inspections and regulation$371 thousand
  • Police$340 thousand
  • Fire protection$217 thousand
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$801 thousand
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$333 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$244 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$187 thousand
  • Government buildings$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$507 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$507 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$429 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$322 thousand
  • Libraries$107 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Paul. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

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