Village government · Madison County, IL

East Alton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), East Alton took in $10.1 million and spent $8.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money48%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)26%Village taxes24%Fines and other2.0%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

48%

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

Village taxes24%

Other taxes
13%$1.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$1.1 million
  • Other licenses$232 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$1.1 million

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$2.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 3 more
  • Water$1.5 million
  • Garbage collection$506 thousand
  • Sewer$388 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$147 thousand
  • Other service charges$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$25 thousand

State tax money48%

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

From the state
48%$4.8 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$167 thousand
Fines
0.3%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.6%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

27%

of East Alton'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%

Running the government and other costs
29%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$467 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$2.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$767 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$538 thousand
  • Sewer systems$343 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.6%$370 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$370 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$169 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of East Alton. 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 Village of East Alton 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.