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Glencoe's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Glencoe took in $3.3 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes88%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)11%State tax money0.2%Fines and other<0.1%

What stands out

36%

of Glencoe's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes88%

Other taxes
44%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; motor fuel taxes and 3 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.3 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$104 thousand
  • Tobacco taxes$40 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$27 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
36%$1.2 million
Property tax
8.2%$271 thousand

Fees for services11%

Fees for services
11%$379 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection and parks and recreation
  • Garbage collection$374 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.2%

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

From the state
0.2%$5 thousand

Fines and other<0.1%

Interest, rents and other
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails30%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.0%Health and hospitals0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Glencoe's 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$727 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 3 more
  • Police$600 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$70 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$31 thousand
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$8 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$726 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$598 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$128 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$505 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$505 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$259 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$259 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.0%$220 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$210 thousand
  • Libraries$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glencoe. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Glencoe 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.