City government · Hancock County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Carthage took in $3.7 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes19%Federal tax money9.9%Fines and other5.5%

What stands out

39%

of Carthage'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
18%$675 thousand
Other taxes
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$990 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$681 thousand
  • Sewer$309 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.9%

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

From the federal government
9.9%$367 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$1.5 million

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$156 thousand
Fines
1.3%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking13%Police, fire, courts and jails12%Sent to other local governments5.6%All other spending3.6%

What stands out

5.6%

of Carthage's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.7 million
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$537 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$375 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$162 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$470 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$470 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
12%$438 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$282 thousand
  • Fire protection$156 thousand
Sent to other local governments
5.6%$205 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$205 thousand
Housing and community development
2.6%$95 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$37 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$37 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Carthage. 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 Carthage 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.