City government · Vermilion County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Danville took in $78.4 million and spent $66.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%City taxes31%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)16%Fines and other6.4%Federal tax money2.1%

What stands out

45%

of Danville's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
24%$18.5 million
Sales tax
6.1%$4.8 million
Other taxes
1.0%$811 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$811 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Sewer$7.9 million
  • Garbage collection$3.4 million
  • Other service charges$690 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$347 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.1%

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

From the federal government
2.1%$1.6 million

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$35.3 million

Fines and other6.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.5%$4.3 million
Fines
0.8%$641 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs45%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Roads, transit and parking17%Water, sewer, trash and utilities10%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

45%

of Danville's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
45%$30.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$22.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$7.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$6.1 million
  • Police$5.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
17%$11.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$11.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
10%$6.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$4.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$4.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$2.6 million
  • Libraries$2.3 million
Health and hospitals
3.3%$2.2 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.2 million
Interest on debt
0.1%$85 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Danville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024. 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 City of Danville 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.