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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Cicero took in $198 million and spent $184 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes50%State tax money20%Fines and other16%Fees for services (water, sewer)12%Federal tax money1.6%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Cicero's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 6.4%.

Town taxes50%

Property tax
29%$58.2 million
Other taxes
15%$29.3 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$18.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$5.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
5.7%$11.2 million

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$24.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$18.8 million
  • Sewer$5.3 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$3.2 million

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$40.0 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$1.2 million

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
11%$21.6 million
Fines
4.9%$9.7 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities12%Interest on debt9.4%Roads, transit and parking8.2%All other spending7.6%

What stands out

4.9%

of Cicero's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities of 50,000+ people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$59.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$35.7 million
  • Fire protection$19.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$4.0 million
Running the government and other costs
30%$55.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$28.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$26.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$208 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
12%$23.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$23.0 million
Interest on debt
9.4%$17.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$15.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$15.1 million
Social services
4.9%$9.0 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$9.0 million
Health and hospitals
1.4%$2.5 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$2.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$2.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cicero. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cicero 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.