City government · Macon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Decatur took in $185 million and spent $132 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)27%City taxes26%State tax money26%Federal tax money15%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

26%

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

City taxes26%

Other taxes
9.9%$18.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$9.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$7.0 million
  • Other licenses$2.0 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
9.2%$16.9 million
Sales tax
7.2%$13.2 million

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$50.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$39.9 million
  • Sewer$8.7 million
  • Garbage collection$718 thousand
  • Other service charges$608 thousand
  • Transit fares$303 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money15%

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

From the federal government
15%$27.2 million

State tax money26%

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

From the state
26%$47.3 million

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$7.6 million
Fines
2.2%$4.0 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails43%Roads, transit and parking18%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Interest on debt5.3%All other spending3.4%

What stands out

43%

of Decatur's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 25%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
43%$56.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$30.3 million
  • Fire protection$26.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$24.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and public transit
  • Roads and highways$14.3 million
  • Public transit$9.7 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$19.8 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$11.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$8.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$19.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$15.6 million
  • Sewer systems$4.0 million
Interest on debt
5.3%$7.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$4.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$94 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$92 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$92 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Decatur. 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 Decatur 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.