City government · Macoupin County, IL

Bunker Hill's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bunker Hill took in $2.4 million and spent $2.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services58%State tax money27%City taxes12%Fines and other2.7%

What stands out

27%

of Bunker Hill's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
9.8%$231 thousand
Other taxes
2.6%$61 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$43 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$1.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges
  • Other service charges$1.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$627 thousand

Fines and other2.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$37 thousand
Fines
1.1%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs25%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt3.1%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

26%

of Bunker Hill's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$665 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$665 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$531 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$531 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$504 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$254 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$250 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$246 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$246 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$64 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$43 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Bunker Hill. 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 Bunker Hill 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.