City government · Clay County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Flora took in $27.2 million and spent $22.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)70%State tax money14%City taxes8.1%Fines and other7.9%

What stands out

70%

of Flora'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 taxes8.1%

Property tax
6.4%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.8%$481 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$333 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$94 thousand
  • Other licenses$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services70%

Fees for services
70%$18.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 4 more
  • Electric power$12.9 million
  • Gas$2.1 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Garbage collection$974 thousand
  • Other service charges$132 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$11 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$3.9 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.8%$2.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$27 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails9.1%Roads, transit and parking3.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

69%

of Flora'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
69%$15.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$10.0 million
  • Gas supply$3.4 million
  • Water supply$1.2 million
  • Sewer systems$884 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$2.6 million
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)$1.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$974 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$124 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.1%$2.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.6%$797 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$678 thousand
  • Parking$119 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$761 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$481 thousand
  • Libraries$280 thousand
Interest on debt
2.7%$592 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Flora. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Flora 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.