City government · St Clair County, IL

East St. Louis's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), East St. Louis took in $54.0 million and spent $46.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%City taxes34%Federal tax money5.7%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (sewer)0.7%

What stands out

57%

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

City taxes34%

Property tax
23%$12.4 million
Other taxes
8.1%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.9 million
  • Other licenses$1.5 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
2.5%$1.4 million

Fees for services0.7%

Fees for services
0.7%$373 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$373 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.7%

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

From the federal government
5.7%$3.1 million

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$30.5 million

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.3%$1.8 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails42%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking13%Housing and community development5.7%Parks, recreation and libraries3.0%All other spending1.5%

What stands out

1.1%

of East St. Louis' spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
42%$19.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$10.0 million
  • Fire protection$9.4 million
  • Inspections and regulation$273 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$16.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$9.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$5.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.8 million
Housing and community development
5.7%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.0%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$858 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$539 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$502 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$502 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$222 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of East St. Louis. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself.

What this covers. The money of City of East St. Louis 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.