City government · DeKalb County, IL

De Kalb's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), De Kalb took in $83.1 million and spent $73.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes34%State tax money28%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)23%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other6.3%County and local tax money0.9%

What stands out

11%

of De Kalb's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes34%

Property tax
13%$10.9 million
Sales tax
11%$8.9 million
Other taxes
10%$8.5 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.6 million
  • Public utility taxes$3.1 million
  • Other licenses$826 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; water and 2 more
  • Other service charges$7.5 million
  • Water$7.1 million
  • Garbage collection$2.2 million
  • Transit fares$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$6.7 million

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$23.3 million

County and local tax money0.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.9%$729 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$4.7 million
Fines
0.6%$527 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.1%Interest on debt8.7%All other spending5.3%

What stands out

43%

of De Kalb's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$31.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$16.2 million
  • Fire protection$15.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$550 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$17.9 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$11.0 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$6.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$447 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$6.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Airports$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.1%$6.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.3 million
Interest on debt
8.7%$6.4 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$3.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$3.3 million
Housing and community development
0.7%$540 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of City of De Kalb 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.