City government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Earlville took in $2.0 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)35%State tax money28%City taxes26%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

28%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
18%$355 thousand
Other taxes
7.5%$146 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$110 thousand
  • Other licenses$36 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$694 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$378 thousand
  • Water$213 thousand
  • Garbage collection$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$108 thousand

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$556 thousand

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$91 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking16%Sent to other local governments1.3%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

23%

of Earlville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$610 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$298 thousand
  • Water supply$209 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$103 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$347 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$347 thousand
Running the government and other costs
18%$268 thousand
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$129 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$129 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$242 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$242 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$20 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$20 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.9%$13 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Earlville. 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 Earlville 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.