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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. George took in $231 million and spent $112 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes38%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)28%Fines and other17%Federal tax money11%State tax money6.9%

What stands out

19%

of St. George's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 7.8%.

City taxes38%

Sales tax
19%$43.4 million
Other taxes
12%$28.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 2 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$16.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$9.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$513 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
6.6%$15.3 million

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$64.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 6 more
  • Sewer$21.8 million
  • Other service charges$15.2 million
  • Parks and recreation$15.0 million
  • Garbage collection$8.6 million
  • Airport$3.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$353 thousand
  • Housing$186 thousand
  • Road charges$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$24.7 million

State tax money6.9%

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

From the state
6.9%$16.0 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$37.6 million
Fines
0.6%$1.4 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

35%

of St. George's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 16%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
35%$39.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$31.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Government buildings$1.5 million
  • Other government-run businesses$445 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$31.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$19.1 million
  • Fire protection$6.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$3.8 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$20.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$20.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$14.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
  • Garbage and solid waste$7.6 million
  • Sewer systems$6.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$5.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$3.8 million
  • Airports$1.5 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$1.1 million
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$783 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$783 thousand
Housing and community development
0.6%$692 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. George. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

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