City government · Pleasants County, WV

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), St. Marys took in $3.8 million and spent $2.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%City taxes23%Fines and other10%State tax money8.6%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

11%

of St. Marys' money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
12%$450 thousand
Other taxes
11%$414 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$282 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$89 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$925 thousand
  • Water$863 thousand
  • Other service charges$209 thousand
  • Garbage collection$195 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money8.6%

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

From the state
8.6%$327 thousand

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$42 thousand

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
9.4%$359 thousand
Fines
0.9%$33 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs11%Interest on debt9.8%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending2.3%

What stands out

10%

of St. Marys' spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 1.1%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$1.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$458 thousand
  • Water supply$371 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$202 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$644 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$512 thousand
  • Fire protection$104 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$262 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$202 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$60 thousand
Interest on debt
9.8%$239 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$137 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$102 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$200 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$200 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$45 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$45 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.5%$11 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11 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 June 30, 2024.

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.