City government · Douglas County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Arcola took in $4.7 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%City taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%Fines and other5.2%Federal tax money4.4%

What stands out

32%

of Arcola's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
28%$1.3 million
Other taxes
3.4%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$113 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$34 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$934 thousand
  • Sewer$383 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$209 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$168 thousand
Fines
1.6%$76 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

8.8%

of Arcola's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$883 thousand
  • Sewer systems$291 thousand
Running the government and other costs
29%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$796 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$318 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$617 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$617 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$532 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$532 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$335 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$335 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Arcola. 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 Arcola 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.