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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Edwardsville took in $63.8 million and spent $61.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money32%City taxes27%Fines and other4.7%Federal tax money1.6%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
21%$13.1 million
Other taxes
7.0%$4.4 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.6 million
  • Other licenses$337 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$22.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$6.7 million
  • Sewer$5.9 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Other service charges$3.5 million
  • Garbage collection$2.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.6%

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

From the federal government
1.6%$1.0 million

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$20.2 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$2.4 million
Fines
0.9%$596 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Roads, transit and parking16%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries12%All other spending2.1%

What stands out

12%

of Edwardsville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$19.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$11.1 million
  • Police$8.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$14.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$8.4 million
  • Sewer systems$4.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
16%$9.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9.6 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$8.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.8 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$827 thousand
  • Government buildings$668 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$7.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.0 million
  • Libraries$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$782 thousand
Social services
0.8%$481 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$481 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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