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Du Quoin's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Du Quoin took in $16.9 million and spent $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other47%State tax money19%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)17%City taxes16%County and local tax money0.2%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Du Quoin's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes16%

Sales tax
8.5%$1.4 million
Property tax
4.6%$772 thousand
Other taxes
3.4%$575 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$458 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$77 thousand
  • Other licenses$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$2.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 1 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

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

From the federal government
0.1%$23 thousand

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$3.3 million

County and local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.2%$27 thousand

Fines and other47%

Interest, rents and other
46%$7.8 million
Fines
0.4%$65 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails63%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking6.7%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%Interest on debt0.9%

What stands out

63%

of Du Quoin's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
63%$9.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$4.9 million
  • Police$4.3 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.4 million
  • Other and not broken out$402 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.7%$973 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$973 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$198 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$116 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$82 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$138 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Du Quoin. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Du Quoin 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.