City government · DeWitt County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Farmer City took in $6.0 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)60%State tax money17%City taxes16%Fines and other7.4%

What stands out

60%

of Farmer City's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes16%

Property tax
15%$891 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$19 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services60%

Fees for services
60%$3.6 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.9 million
  • Water$421 thousand
  • Sewer$275 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$1.0 million

Fines and other7.4%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$361 thousand
Fines
1.3%$79 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs19%Police, fire, courts and jails8.7%Roads, transit and parking8.2%Parks, recreation and libraries2.6%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

60%

of Farmer City'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
60%$3.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$2.4 million
  • Water supply$374 thousand
  • Sewer systems$370 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$988 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$659 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$329 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
8.7%$461 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$461 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.2%$436 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$436 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.6%$138 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$87 thousand
  • Libraries$51 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$91 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Farmer 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 City of Farmer 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.