City government · Macoupin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Carlinville took in $8.4 million and spent $8.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money43%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes12%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other5.1%

What stands out

43%

of Carlinville'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
11%$957 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$57 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$43 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$161 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$503 thousand

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$3.6 million

Fines and other5.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$414 thousand
Fines
0.2%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Parks, recreation and libraries6.4%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Carlinville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
37%$3.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$653 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$580 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$1.3 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.4%$533 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$281 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$252 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$354 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$354 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$12 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carlinville. 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 Carlinville 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.