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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Cairo took in $4.2 million and spent $3.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%City taxes31%Fees for services (garbage collection)21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other4.4%County and local tax money0.5%

What stands out

11%

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

City taxes31%

Property tax
20%$833 thousand
Other taxes
12%$495 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$442 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$51 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$884 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and garbage collection
  • Other service charges$672 thousand
  • Garbage collection$212 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$462 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$1.4 million

County and local tax money0.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.5%$20 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$130 thousand
Fines
1.4%$58 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails48%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities4.3%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

48%

of Cairo'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
48%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$681 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$887 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$887 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$842 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$569 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$18 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
4.3%$164 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$164 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$90 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Cairo. 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 Cairo 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.