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Petersburg's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Petersburg took in $277 thousand and spent $121 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other60%State tax money23%City taxes8.3%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)7.6%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

60%

of Petersburg's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes8.3%

Property tax
7.6%$21 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services7.6%

Fees for services
7.6%$21 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 1 more
  • Other service charges$15 thousand
  • Sewer$5 thousand
  • Garbage collection$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money23%

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

From the state
23%$65 thousand

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$2 thousand

Fines and other60%

Interest, rents and other
60%$166 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs68%Roads, transit and parking9.9%Interest on debt9.1%Police, fire, courts and jails6.6%Water, sewer, trash and utilities6.6%

What stands out

68%

of Petersburg'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
68%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$41 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$14 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.9%$12 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$12 thousand
Interest on debt
9.1%$11 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.6%$8 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$8 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
6.6%$8 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Petersburg. 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 Petersburg 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.