City government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Auburn took in $6.3 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, gas)47%State tax money32%Fines and other18%City taxes1.8%County and local tax money1.5%

What stands out

18%

of Auburn'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 taxes1.8%

Property tax
1.1%$70 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$29 thousand
  • Other licenses$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services47%

Fees for services
47%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; gas and 2 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Gas$1.2 million
  • Sewer$462 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$2.0 million

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$93 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt3.2%Roads, transit and parking3.1%

What stands out

52%

of Auburn's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 1 more
  • Gas supply$1.0 million
  • Water supply$932 thousand
  • Sewer systems$363 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$593 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$157 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$775 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$775 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$144 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.1%$141 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$141 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of Auburn 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.