City government · Rolette County, ND

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. John took in $404 thousand and spent $354 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)45%State tax money39%City taxes13%Fines and other3.0%

What stands out

39%

of St. John's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes13%

Sales tax
6.4%$26 thousand
Property tax
5.4%$22 thousand
Other taxes
1.2%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services45%

Fees for services
45%$183 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$81 thousand
  • Garbage collection$55 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand
  • Sewer$19 thousand
  • Road charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$156 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$12 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs27%Roads, transit and parking24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt4.2%

What stands out

24%

of St. John's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$115 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$58 thousand
  • Water supply$56 thousand
  • Sewer systems$1 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$94 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$59 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$30 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
24%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$46 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$46 thousand
Interest on debt
4.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. John. 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. John 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.