Village government · Marion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Central City took in $1.3 million and spent $1.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%Fines and other20%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)16%Village taxes12%

What stands out

51%

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

Village taxes12%

Other taxes
8.4%$108 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$102 thousand
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.3%$43 thousand

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$211 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer and garbage collection
  • Sewer$133 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

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

From the state
51%$661 thousand

Fines and other20%

Interest, rents and other
12%$158 thousand
Fines
8.2%$105 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking21%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%Interest on debt<0.1%

What stands out

37%

of Central City'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
37%$385 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$385 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$317 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$234 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$83 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$214 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$214 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$91 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$84 thousand
  • Government buildings$7 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$21 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Central City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 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 Village of Central 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.