City government · Logan County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Atlanta took in $2.6 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%State tax money34%City taxes15%Fines and other12%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$361 thousand
Other taxes
1.8%$48 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$16 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$460 thousand
  • Other service charges$380 thousand
  • Sewer$163 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$911 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$323 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Parks, recreation and libraries18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt3.2%

What stands out

18%

of Atlanta'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%

Running the government and other costs
28%$605 thousand
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$429 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$176 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$356 thousand
  • Police$175 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
18%$392 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$392 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$306 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$306 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$267 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$267 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$70 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Atlanta. 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 Atlanta 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.