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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Carterville took in $7.8 million and spent $6.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money36%City taxes16%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

36%

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

City taxes16%

Property tax
11%$850 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$307 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$53 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Sewer$657 thousand
  • Other service charges$469 thousand
  • Garbage collection$444 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$403 thousand

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$2.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$175 thousand
Fines
0.3%$26 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Interest on debt1.5%

What stands out

32%

of Carterville'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%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$685 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$370 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$659 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$584 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$547 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$113 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$657 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$657 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$117 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$117 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carterville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Carterville 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.