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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Fairbury took in $6.4 million and spent $35.9 million.

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fees for services (sewer, water)40%State tax money29%City taxes18%Fines and other12%County and local tax money1.6%

City taxes18%

Property tax
17%$1.1 million
Other taxes
1.1%$72 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$315 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$30 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money29%

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

From the state
29%$1.8 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$104 thousand

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
11%$714 thousand
Fines
0.7%$45 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Police, fire, courts and jails2.9%Interest on debt2.5%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Running the government and other costs1.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

90%

of Fairbury'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
90%$32.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$31.5 million
  • Water supply$784 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.9%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$872 thousand
  • Fire protection$181 thousand
Interest on debt
2.5%$883 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$863 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$863 thousand
Running the government and other costs
1.7%$594 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$535 thousand
  • Government buildings$28 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$21 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$265 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$166 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairbury. 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 Fairbury 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.