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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), St. Marys took in $34.9 million and spent $34.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)77%City taxes17%Fines and other3.3%State tax money2.0%County and local tax money0.2%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes17%

Individual income tax
16%$5.4 million
Property tax
1.3%$449 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$138 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and motor vehicle licenses
  • Other licenses$93 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services77%

Fees for services
77%$26.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$19.2 million
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$3.2 million
  • Garbage collection$679 thousand
  • Other service charges$358 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$122 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money2.0%

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

From the state
2.0%$693 thousand

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$61 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Roads, transit and parking5.7%Running the government and other costs5.4%Interest on debt4.0%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

72%

of St. Marys' 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
72%$25.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$19.8 million
  • Water supply$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$4.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$2.3 million
  • Fire protection$1.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$46 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.7%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$696 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$170 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$1.4 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$825 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$522 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$50 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$386 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$386 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Marys. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

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