City government · Woodford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Eureka took in $5.9 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money44%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)35%City taxes13%Federal tax money6.1%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

44%

of Eureka's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes13%

Property tax
9.0%$534 thousand
Other taxes
3.5%$210 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Other licenses$140 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services35%

Fees for services
35%$2.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$683 thousand
  • Other service charges$245 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.1%

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

From the federal government
6.1%$359 thousand

State tax money44%

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

From the state
44%$2.6 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$120 thousand
Fines
0.7%$44 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities40%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs13%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.2%Sent to other local governments0.2%

What stands out

28%

of Eureka's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
40%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$501 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
13%$586 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$375 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$116 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$95 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$563 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$563 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.2%$280 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$280 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$8 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$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Eureka. 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 Eureka 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.