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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Freeport took in $50.5 million and spent $35.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)25%City taxes24%Fines and other13%County and local tax money6.4%

What stands out

31%

of Freeport's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes24%

Other taxes
14%$7.2 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$2.9 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.4 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.8 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
10%$5.1 million

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$12.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Water$4.3 million
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Garbage collection$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$15.7 million

County and local tax money6.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
6.4%$3.2 million

Fines and other13%

Interest, rents and other
12%$6.2 million
Fines
0.5%$247 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Roads, transit and parking12%Interest on debt7.2%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

29%

of Freeport's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$11.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$5.8 million
  • Police$5.5 million
Running the government and other costs
29%$10.5 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)$5.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$96 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$5.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$2.9 million
  • Sewer systems$2.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$411 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$4.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$4.2 million
Interest on debt
7.2%$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$1.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$224 thousand
Social services
0.2%$77 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Freeport. 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 Freeport 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.