Village government · Alexander County, IL

East Cape Girardeau's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), East Cape Girardeau took in $263 thousand and spent $158 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money59%Fees for services (sewer)19%Fines and other11%Village taxes11%

What stands out

59%

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

Village taxes11%

Property tax
6.5%$17 thousand
Other taxes
4.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$50 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$50 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money59%

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

From the state
59%$154 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$16 thousand
Fines
5.3%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs73%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Interest on debt5.7%Roads, transit and parking4.4%

What stands out

73%

of East Cape Girardeau's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
73%$116 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$116 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$26 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
Interest on debt
5.7%$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.4%$7 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of East Cape Girardeau. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of East Cape Girardeau 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.