City government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Belleville took in $86.0 million and spent $84.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%State tax money35%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)22%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

35%

of Belleville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes36%

Property tax
30%$25.5 million
Other taxes
6.5%$5.6 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$3.4 million
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$225 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$18.7 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$13.5 million
  • Garbage collection$3.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$928 thousand
  • Other service charges$695 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$30.4 million

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.6%$5.7 million
Fines
0.2%$203 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Interest on debt4.8%All other spending6.4%

What stands out

31%

of Belleville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$26.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$20.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.2 million
  • Government buildings$814 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$351 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$225 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$23.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$12.4 million
  • Fire protection$11.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$14.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$11.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$7.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.8 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$4.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$3.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.2 million
  • Libraries$1.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$1.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.2 million
Social services
0.3%$237 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$237 thousand
Housing and community development
<0.1%$49 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belleville. 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 Belleville 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.