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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Quincy took in $32.7 million and spent $29.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)71%Federal tax money11%City taxes7.1%State tax money6.3%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money1.2%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes7.1%

Property tax
5.3%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$596 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor fuel taxes and 2 more
  • Public utility taxes$242 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$227 thousand
  • Other licenses$104 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services71%

Fees for services
71%$23.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 6 more
  • Electric power$15.3 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Gas$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$1.4 million
  • Other service charges$513 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$139 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$3.6 million

State tax money6.3%

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

From the state
6.3%$2.1 million

County and local tax money1.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.2%$408 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities55%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Environment and natural resources6.1%Roads, transit and parking5.0%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

6.1%

of Quincy's spending goes to the environment and natural resources.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
55%$16.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 2 more
  • Electric power$11.2 million
  • Sewer systems$2.4 million
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Gas supply$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$5.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$2.8 million
Running the government and other costs
11%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.5 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$715 thousand
Environment and natural resources
6.1%$1.8 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.8 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$1.5 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
  • Airports$118 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$601 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$408 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt; interest on general debt and 1 more
  • Interest on electric power debt$165 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$141 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$102 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Quincy. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Quincy 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.