City government · Cass County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Beardstown took in $16.7 million and spent $9.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Federal tax money36%State tax money21%City taxes15%Fees for services (water, sewer)15%Fines and other13%

What stands out

36%

of Beardstown's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes15%

Property tax
10%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.2%$864 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$776 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$64 thousand
  • Other licenses$24 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services15%

Fees for services
15%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$1.3 million
  • Other service charges$810 thousand
  • Sewer$377 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money36%

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

From the federal government
36%$6.0 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$3.5 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.0 million
Fines
1.0%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs41%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking18%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.6%Health and hospitals6.7%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

6.7%

of Beardstown's spending goes to health services and hospitals.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
41%$3.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Other government-run businesses$215 thousand
  • Government buildings$146 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.2 million
  • Fire protection$543 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports and roads and highways
  • Airports$824 thousand
  • Roads and highways$815 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.6%$858 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$542 thousand
  • Sewer systems$316 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.7%$599 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$599 thousand
Interest on debt
2.0%$180 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$159 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$119 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.4%$129 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$129 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beardstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Beardstown 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.