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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Stillwater took in $177 million and spent $144 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)59%City taxes28%Fines and other7.8%State tax money4.0%Federal tax money1.1%

What stands out

26%

of Stillwater's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes28%

Sales tax
26%$45.3 million
Property tax
1.3%$2.3 million
Other taxes
1.2%$2.1 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$373 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$105 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 5 more
  • Electric power$63.7 million
  • Water$18.9 million
  • Sewer$10.1 million
  • Garbage collection$7.7 million
  • Airport$3.2 million
  • Other service charges$876 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.1%

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

From the federal government
1.1%$1.9 million

State tax money4.0%

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

From the state
4.0%$7.2 million

Fines and other7.8%

Interest, rents and other
7.4%$13.1 million
Fines
0.4%$763 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs4.2%Interest on debt3.1%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

55%

of Stillwater's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$79.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$54.3 million
  • Water supply$14.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.3 million
  • Sewer systems$5.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$31.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$17.7 million
  • Fire protection$12.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$829 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$17.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$11.4 million
  • Airports$6.2 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$6.0 million
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)$4.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$762 thousand
  • Government buildings$561 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$4.5 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$2.4 million
  • Interest on general debt$1.2 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$883 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$3.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$1.6 million
Housing and community development
0.8%$1.2 million
Health and hospitals
0.5%$762 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$762 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Stillwater. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Stillwater 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.