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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), St. Lawrence took in $388 thousand and spent $422 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Town taxes48%State tax money37%Federal tax money9.5%County and local tax money2.8%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services (road charges)0.5%

What stands out

10%

of St. Lawrence's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes48%

Property tax
47%$184 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in fees for servicesRoad charges and other service charges
  • Road charges$1 thousand
  • Other service charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$37 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$145 thousand

County and local tax money2.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.8%$11 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking65%Running the government and other costs16%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Health and hospitals5.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%All other spending0.7%

What stands out

5.2%

of St. Lawrence's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
65%$273 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$68 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$16 thousand
  • Government buildings$6 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$4 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$45 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$45 thousand
Health and hospitals
5.2%$22 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$22 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$11 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$2 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of St. Lawrence. 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 Town of St. Lawrence 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.