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Blue Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Blue Island took in $35.9 million and spent $27.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes43%State tax money24%Fees for services (water)22%Fines and other12%

What stands out

24%

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

City taxes43%

Property tax
30%$10.8 million
Other taxes
12%$4.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$7.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$6.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.2 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$8.4 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$3.9 million
Fines
1.5%$525 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries6.8%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

43%

of Blue Island's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$11.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$7.2 million
  • Fire protection$4.4 million
Running the government and other costs
23%$6.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$910 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$4.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$4.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.8%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$928 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$923 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$144 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Blue Island. 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 Blue Island 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.