City government · Effingham County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Effingham took in $33.6 million and spent $25.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money45%City taxes30%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%Fines and other3.6%Federal tax money1.0%

What stands out

45%

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

City taxes30%

Property tax
24%$7.9 million
Other taxes
6.5%$2.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.5 million
  • Public utility taxes$444 thousand
  • Other licenses$219 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$6.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$3.4 million
  • Sewer$3.1 million
  • Other service charges$345 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$342 thousand

State tax money45%

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

From the state
45%$15.0 million

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$1.2 million
Fines
0.1%$47 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails29%Running the government and other costs28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries7.4%All other spending1.8%

What stands out

28%

of Effingham'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
29%$7.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$4.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Inspections and regulation$220 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$7.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$4.1 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$5.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$3.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.4%$1.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$995 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$929 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$436 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$38 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Effingham. 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 City of Effingham 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.