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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Clairsville took in $14.5 million and spent $10.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%City taxes23%Fines and other2.8%Federal tax money1.9%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

9.1%

of St. Clairsville's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Individual income tax
9.1%$1.3 million
Property tax
8.9%$1.3 million
Other taxes
4.8%$703 thousand
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$294 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$277 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$112 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$18 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
0.5%$71 thousand

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$10.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$7.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.9%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
1.9%$269 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$92 thousand

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.7%$394 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities68%Running the government and other costs18%Police, fire, courts and jails7.7%Roads, transit and parking3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

68%

of St. Clairsville'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
68%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$5.8 million
  • Sewer systems$754 thousand
  • Water supply$722 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$1.9 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$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$204 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$131 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.7%$819 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$819 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.8%$403 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$403 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$156 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$156 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on electric power debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$62 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$28 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Clairsville. 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. Clairsville 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.