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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), East Moline took in $42.6 million and spent $35.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, sewer)36%City taxes29%State tax money27%Fines and other6.7%County and local tax money2.0%

What stands out

27%

of East Moline's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes29%

Property tax
21%$8.9 million
Other taxes
7.7%$3.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$304 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$15.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; sewer and 3 more
  • Gas$6.4 million
  • Sewer$6.0 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$239 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$11.3 million

County and local tax money2.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.0%$870 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$2.6 million
Fines
0.6%$236 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking14%Running the government and other costs6.6%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%All other spending5.5%

What stands out

6.6%

of East Moline's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$12.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and gas supply
  • Water supply$8.1 million
  • Gas supply$4.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$11.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$6.2 million
  • Fire protection$5.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$4.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.9 million
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$2.3 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$1.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$432 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$206 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.2 million
  • Libraries$942 thousand
Interest on debt
5.4%$1.9 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East Moline. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of East Moline 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.