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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Francis took in $15.5 million and spent $17.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%State tax money24%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)15%Fines and other7.3%Federal tax money3.3%County and local tax money1.0%

What stands out

48%

of St. Francis' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes50%

Property tax
48%$7.4 million
Other taxes
1.8%$272 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$153 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.3 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$976 thousand
  • Garbage collection$534 thousand
  • Road charges$413 thousand
  • Other service charges$334 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$25 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

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

From the federal government
3.3%$518 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$3.7 million

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$155 thousand

Fines and other7.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.6%$871 thousand
Fines
1.7%$265 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs40%Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.4%Roads, transit and parking8.4%Parks, recreation and libraries3.7%All other spending2.5%

What stands out

36%

of St. Francis' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
40%$6.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$546 thousand
  • Government buildings$152 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$62 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$6.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.6 million
  • Fire protection$2.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$232 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$26 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.4%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$619 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.7%$640 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$591 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$49 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$310 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$113 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$113 thousand
Environment and natural resources
<0.1%$12 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of St. Francis. 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. Francis 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.