City government · Saline County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Eldorado took in $5.6 million and spent $4.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)33%State tax money30%Fines and other15%City taxes12%Federal tax money10%

What stands out

10%

of Eldorado's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes12%

Property tax
7.4%$412 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$271 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$177 thousand
  • Other licenses$94 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Sewer$564 thousand
  • Garbage collection$227 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money10%

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

From the federal government
10%$566 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.7 million

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$806 thousand
Fines
0.3%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs25%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Parks, recreation and libraries0.4%All other spending0.5%

What stands out

52%

of Eldorado's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$2.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$965 thousand
  • Sewer systems$934 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$182 thousand
Running the government and other costs
25%$985 thousand
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)$911 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$42 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$32 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$733 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$616 thousand
  • Fire protection$117 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$15 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$15 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$7 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eldorado. 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 Eldorado 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.