City government · Greene County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Carrollton took in $3.2 million and spent $2.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money34%City taxes19%County and local tax money5.8%Fines and other2.1%

What stands out

34%

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

City taxes19%

Property tax
16%$514 thousand
Other taxes
3.3%$105 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$86 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$853 thousand
  • Sewer$389 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$1.1 million

County and local tax money5.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.8%$188 thousand

Fines and other2.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$57 thousand
Fines
0.3%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries6.1%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

27%

of Carrollton'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
33%$823 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$563 thousand
  • Sewer systems$260 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$663 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$663 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$501 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$501 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$294 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.1%$150 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$95 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$55 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carrollton. 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 Carrollton 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.