ZIP 64506 · St. Joseph, MO

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 64506: 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 64506?
64506 is served by the State of Missouri, Buchanan County, St. Joseph School District and the City of St. Joseph. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, State of Missouri spent $47.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Buchanan County spent $37.1 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023), St. Joseph School District spent $198 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) and City of St. Joseph spent $180 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 64506?
Of the governments serving 64506, St. Joseph School District collected $69.7 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025), State of Missouri collected $46.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), City of St. Joseph collected $18.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024) and Buchanan County collected $5.9 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2023) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 64506.

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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: Buchanan County, St. Joseph and St. Joseph School District

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 64506

St. Joseph School District$69.7 million

43% of its $162 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

State of Missouri$46.1 million

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

City of St. Joseph$18.8 million

12% of its $153 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

Buchanan County$5.9 million

12% of its $50.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 · estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

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

Buchanan County

$37.1 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2023. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 96% of this ZIP is in Buchanan County.

Where the money comes from

County taxes81%State tax money13%Fines and other3.8%Federal tax money2.4%
Full Buchanan County breakdown

What stands out

54%

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

County taxes81%

Sales tax
54%$27.3 million
Other taxes
15%$7.6 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$7.6 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
12%$5.9 million

Federal tax money2.4%

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

From the federal government
2.4%$1.2 million

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$6.6 million

Fines and other3.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$1.9 million
Buchanan County page →

Where the money goes

Police, fire, courts and jails55%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking22%Housing and community development0.4%

What stands out

55%

of Buchanan County's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 25%.

Full Buchanan County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
55%$20.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$17.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.5 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$8.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Government buildings$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$992 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$8.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8.1 million
Housing and community development
0.4%$161 thousand
Buchanan County page →

Your city

City of St. Joseph

$180 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024. Estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau

About 96% of this ZIP is in St. Joseph.

Where the money comes from

City taxes52%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)34%State tax money7.6%Fines and other5.9%Federal tax money0.2%
Full St. Joseph breakdown

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes52%

Sales tax
31%$47.8 million
Property tax
12%$18.8 million
Other taxes
8.4%$12.8 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$8.7 million
  • Other licenses$2.1 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.6 million
  • Tobacco taxes$411 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$52.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 6 more
  • Sewer$37.6 million
  • Garbage collection$6.4 million
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$2.3 million
  • Airport$475 thousand
  • Parking$368 thousand
  • Transit fares$304 thousand
  • Road charges$221 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$263 thousand

State tax money7.6%

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

From the state
7.6%$11.6 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
5.3%$8.1 million
Fines
0.6%$895 thousand
St. Joseph page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs16%Interest on debt12%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

12%

of St. Joseph's spending goes to interest on debt.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 2.5%.

Full St. Joseph breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$41.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$37.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$38.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$21.2 million
  • Fire protection$15.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$32.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
  • Roads and highways$22.5 million
  • Public transit$8.2 million
  • Airports$1.8 million
  • Parking$432 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$29.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$23.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.5 million
Interest on debt
12%$21.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.2%$9.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$9.3 million
Health and hospitals
2.5%$4.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$4.6 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$2.2 million
Social services
<0.1%$31 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$31 thousand
St. Joseph page →

Your schools

St. Joseph School District

$198 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

About 96% of this ZIP is in St. Joseph School District.

Where the money comes from

School district taxes43%State tax money42%Federal tax money9.0%Fines and other4.3%Fees for services1.6%County and local tax money0.1%
Full St. Joseph School District breakdown

School district taxes43%

Property tax
43%$69.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$77 thousand

Fees for services1.6%

Fees for services
1.6%$2.7 million

Federal tax money9.0%

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

From the federal government
9.0%$14.6 million

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$67.6 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%$163 thousand

Fines and other4.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$6.9 million
St. Joseph School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges92%Debt payments (principal and interest)6.5%Sent to other local governments1.4%
Full St. Joseph School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
92%$183 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
6.5%$12.9 million
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$2.7 million
St. Joseph School District 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
Missouri page →
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.

Buchanan 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.

St. Joseph School District. 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 St. Joseph. 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.

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.