Village government · St Clair County, IL

Fairmont City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Fairmont City took in $8.8 million and spent $4.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fines and other61%Village taxes21%State tax money16%Fees for services (sewer)1.1%

What stands out

61%

of Fairmont City's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes21%

Property tax
18%$1.6 million
Other taxes
3.1%$274 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$237 thousand
  • Other licenses$22 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$95 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$1.4 million

Fines and other61%

Interest, rents and other
61%$5.3 million
Fines
0.8%$70 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs35%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Roads, transit and parking22%Parks, recreation and libraries6.6%Health and hospitals0.2%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

35%

of Fairmont City'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%

Running the government and other costs
35%$1.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$728 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$707 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$209 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$919 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$919 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.6%$274 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$274 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$9 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Fairmont City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Fairmont City 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.