City government · Effingham County, IL

Beecher City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Beecher City took in $580 thousand and spent $473 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)35%Fines and other25%State tax money25%City taxes7.9%Federal tax money6.6%

What stands out

24%

of Beecher City'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 taxes7.9%

Property tax
7.9%$46 thousand

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$205 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$106 thousand
  • Sewer$56 thousand
  • Garbage collection$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.6%

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

From the federal government
6.6%$38 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$144 thousand

Fines and other25%

Interest, rents and other
24%$141 thousand
Fines
1.0%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Parks, recreation and libraries28%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking13%Interest on debt1.1%

What stands out

28%

of Beecher City'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
39%$184 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$184 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
28%$134 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$134 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$90 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$80 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$60 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.1%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Beecher City. 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 Beecher City 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.