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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Calumet City took in $71.0 million and spent $63.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%State tax money26%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Fines and other1.8%Federal tax money1.3%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes53%

Property tax
39%$27.7 million
Other taxes
8.5%$6.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.3 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.3%$3.8 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Water$7.9 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million
  • Other service charges$2.2 million
  • Sewer$755 thousand
  • Housing$33 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.3%

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

From the federal government
1.3%$907 thousand

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$18.1 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$704 thousand
Fines
0.8%$555 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Roads, transit and parking9.7%Interest on debt2.8%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

42%

of Calumet City'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
42%$26.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$15.1 million
  • Fire protection$9.9 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.2 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$19.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$12.7 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$376 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$7.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$7.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.7%$6.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.1 million
Interest on debt
2.8%$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.7 million
Housing and community development
0.5%$314 thousand
Social services
0.5%$300 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$300 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Calumet City. 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 Calumet 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.