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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Cairo took in $32.8 million and spent $36.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)75%County and local tax money12%City taxes11%State tax money1.4%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

75%

of Cairo's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes11%

Property tax
6.0%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.5%$1.5 million
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; alcoholic beverage taxes and 6 more
  • Insurance premium taxes$903 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$209 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$87 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$77 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$64 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$46 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$24.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 8 more
  • Electric power$17.1 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Garbage collection$2.0 million
  • Gas$1.3 million
  • Water$932 thousand
  • Other service charges$629 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$228 thousand
  • Airport$20 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
  • Road charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money1.4%

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

From the state
1.4%$451 thousand

County and local tax money12%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
12%$4.1 million

Fines and other0.8%

Fines
0.6%$187 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.2%$73 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities72%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Running the government and other costs8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%Roads, transit and parking1.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Cairo's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
72%$26.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 3 more
  • Electric power$18.4 million
  • Sewer systems$3.1 million
  • Water supply$2.8 million
  • Gas supply$1.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$687 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$5.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$451 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.7%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$897 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$304 thousand
  • Government buildings$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$951 thousand
  • Libraries$238 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.7%$625 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$589 thousand
  • Airports$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$71 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$66 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Cairo 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.