City government · Elk County, PA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Marys took in $14.3 million and spent $14.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes48%Fees for services (sewer, parking)28%Federal tax money13%State tax money9.2%Fines and other2.0%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

15%

of St. Marys' money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes48%

Property tax
29%$4.2 million
Individual income tax
15%$2.2 million
Other taxes
3.7%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$320 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$193 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$3.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$3.6 million
  • Other service charges$163 thousand
  • Parking$91 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money13%

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

From the federal government
13%$1.8 million

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$1.3 million

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%$90 thousand

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$234 thousand
Fines
0.4%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs13%Parks, recreation and libraries5.5%All other spending5.7%

What stands out

42%

of St. Marys' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; parking and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Parking$67 thousand
  • Airports$51 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$204 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$250 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$182 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$660 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$376 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$367 thousand
  • Government buildings$353 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.5%$774 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$641 thousand
  • Libraries$133 thousand
Housing and community development
3.7%$514 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$253 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$34 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Marys. 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. 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.