City government · Hancock County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Dallas City took in $844 thousand and spent $710 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)40%State tax money35%Fines and other15%City taxes9.5%

What stands out

35%

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

City taxes9.5%

Property tax
9.0%$76 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$340 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$318 thousand
  • Garbage collection$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$299 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
15%$123 thousand
Fines
0.2%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Roads, transit and parking19%Police, fire, courts and jails5.1%Interest on debt2.5%

What stands out

45%

of Dallas City's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$318 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$314 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$203 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$203 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
19%$135 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.1%$36 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$36 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Dallas City. 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 Dallas 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.