ZIP 63703 · Cape Girardeau, MO

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 63703: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Missouri governments, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 63703?
63703 is served by the State of Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 and the City of Cape Girardeau. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Missouri spent $47.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cape Girardeau County spent $31.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 spent $71.4 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of Cape Girardeau spent $79.9 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 63703?
Of the governments serving 63703, State of Missouri collected $46.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 collected $35.3 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), Cape Girardeau County collected $13.0 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) and City of Cape Girardeau collected $3.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 63703.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau and Cape Girardeau Public School District 63

Why not this year? Missouri governments with newer filings show school district figures from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (for 2025). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 63703

State of Missouri$46.1 million

0.1% of its $46.1 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Cape Girardeau Public School District 63$35.3 million

49% of its $72.1 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Cape Girardeau County$13.0 million

46% of its $28.3 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

City of Cape Girardeau$3.1 million

2.9% of its $108 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Cape Girardeau County

$31.6 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Where the money comes from

County taxes82%Fees for services (parks and recreation)11%State tax money4.1%Fines and other3.2%
Full Cape Girardeau County breakdown

What stands out

36%

of Cape Girardeau County's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 4.2%.

County taxes82%

Property tax
46%$13.0 million
Sales tax
36%$10.2 million

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$3.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.1%

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

From the state
4.1%$1.2 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$908 thousand
Cape Girardeau County page →

Where the money goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking27%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Health and hospitals0.6%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

27%

of Cape Girardeau County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Full Cape Girardeau County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$11.3 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$7.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$603 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$11.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 1 more
  • Police$5.5 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.9 million
  • Courts and legal services$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
27%$8.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$460 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$460 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$185 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$185 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$80 thousand
Cape Girardeau County page →

Your city

City of Cape Girardeau

$79.9 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

About 63% of this ZIP is in Cape Girardeau.

Where the money comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other5.7%State tax money2.8%County and local tax money0.7%
Full Cape Girardeau breakdown

What stands out

39%

of Cape Girardeau's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Sales tax
39%$41.8 million
Other taxes
13%$13.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 4 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.3 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$363 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$144 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.9%$3.1 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$28.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$8.7 million
  • Sewer$8.1 million
  • Garbage collection$6.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Airport$1.4 million
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$10.7 million

State tax money2.8%

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

From the state
2.8%$3.0 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$723 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$5.9 million
Fines
0.2%$269 thousand
Cape Girardeau page →

Where the money goes

Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Running the government and other costs7.6%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

28%

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

Full Cape Girardeau breakdown

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
28%$22.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$13.8 million
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$21.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$8.0 million
  • Water supply$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$5.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$19.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.2 million
  • Fire protection$8.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$618 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$8.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$8.4 million
Running the government and other costs
7.6%$6.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$613 thousand
  • Government buildings$410 thousand
Interest on debt
2.8%$2.2 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$2.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$155 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.7%$548 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$548 thousand
Cape Girardeau page →

Your schools

Cape Girardeau Public School District 63

$71.4 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes49%State tax money31%Federal tax money14%Fees for services4.0%Fines and other2.4%County and local tax money0.1%
Full Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 breakdown

School district taxes49%

Property tax
49%$35.3 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$24 thousand

Fees for services4.0%

Fees for services
4.0%$2.9 million

Federal tax money14%

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

From the federal government
14%$9.8 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$22.2 million

County and local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.1%$99 thousand

Fines and other2.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$1.8 million
Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.0%Sent to other local governments0.3%
Full Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$65.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.0%$5.7 million
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$227 thousand
Cape Girardeau Public School District 63 page →

Your state

State of Missouri

$47.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

Federal tax money43%State taxes39%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)9.3%Fines and other8.3%Local tax money0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Missouri's money comes from federal tax money.A typical state government gets 35%.

Full Missouri breakdown

State taxes39%

Individual income tax
17%$7.75 billion
Sales tax
11%$5.26 billion
Other taxes
6.7%$3.08 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; insurance premium taxes and 14 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$1.03 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$552 million
  • Amusement taxes$385 million
  • Motor vehicle licenses$317 million
  • Occupation and business licenses$232 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$224 million
  • Other licenses$101 million
  • Tobacco taxes$87.9 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$49.0 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$43.2 million
  • Public utility licenses$23.9 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.3 million
  • Driver's licenses$16.2 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6.3 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$4.5 million
  • Amusement licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Business income tax
3.6%$1.65 billion
Property tax
0.1%$46.1 million

Fees for services9.3%

Fees for services
9.3%$4.30 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 8 more
  • Hospital bills$1.78 billion
  • College tuition$1.27 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.03 billion
  • Other service charges$177 million
  • Housing$24.8 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$12.7 million
  • Road charges$5.5 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.0 million
  • Other education charges$98 thousand
  • Water$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money43%

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

From the federal government
43%$19.9 billion

Local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
0.5%$228 million

Fines and other8.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.3%$3.82 billion
Fines
<0.1%$14.6 million
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Where the money goes

Social services33%Sent to local governments19%Health and hospitals17%Schools and colleges12%Running the government and other costs7.0%All other spending12%

What stands out

17%

of Missouri's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Missouri breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
33%$15.7 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$15.6 billion
  • Welfare institutions$93.0 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$49.0 million
  • Veterans' services$8.8 million
Sent to local governments
19%$8.83 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: general support and 17 more
  • Sent to school districts$7.77 billion
  • Sent to local governments: general support$288 million
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$175 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$171 million
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$140 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$71.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$55.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$49.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$25.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$18.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: ports and harbors$14.9 million
  • Sent to the federal government$13.3 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$11.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$9.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$3.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: public health$3.4 million
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$315 thousand
Health and hospitals
17%$8.09 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$4.83 billion
  • Public health$3.26 billion
Schools and colleges
12%$5.77 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 3 more
  • Colleges and universities$3.13 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.11 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$801 million
  • Other education$729 million
  • Elementary and secondary schools$2.7 million
Running the government and other costs
7.0%$3.30 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.25 billion
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$638 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$248 million
  • Government buildings$103 million
  • Other government administration$53.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$2.56 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$2.55 billion
  • Public transit$9.1 million
  • Airports$991 thousand
  • Ports and harbors$97 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.9%$1.83 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$827 million
  • Police$431 million
  • Courts and legal services$356 million
  • Inspections and regulation$111 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$109 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$493 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$493 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$404 million
Interest on debt
0.6%$300 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$84.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$74.4 million
  • Libraries$9.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.1 million
  • Water supply$3.7 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

State of Missouri. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Cape Girardeau County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

Cape Girardeau Public School District 63. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR), fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

City of Cape Girardeau. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Missouri school district figures are from each district's Annual Secretary of the Board Report to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for fiscal year 2025 (the 2024-25 school year, ended June 30, 2025). They are on a cash basis and cover the district's four governmental funds: general, teachers, debt service and capital projects. Construction is counted as spending in the year it is paid, and bond proceeds and other borrowing are not counted as revenue, so a building year can show more spending than revenue. Debt payments include principal as well as interest, and tuition and other payments to other districts are shown as money sent to other governments.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.