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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Amboy took in $3.0 million and spent $2.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%City taxes20%Fines and other18%

What stands out

17%

of Amboy's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes20%

Property tax
13%$378 thousand
Other taxes
7.1%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$98 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$81 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$920 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$567 thousand
  • Sewer$224 thousand
  • Garbage collection$129 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$923 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$517 thousand
Fines
0.2%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking42%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.9%Parks, recreation and libraries5.4%Interest on debt0.4%

What stands out

42%

of Amboy's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
42%$1.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$599 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$349 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$250 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$469 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$242 thousand
  • Sewer systems$227 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.9%$219 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$219 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.4%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Amboy 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.