City government · Jo Daviess County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Galena took in $11.9 million and spent $7.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%City taxes30%Fees for services (water, sewer)17%Fines and other7.9%Federal tax money3.4%

What stands out

42%

of Galena's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes30%

Other taxes
17%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$262 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
13%$1.6 million

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$744 thousand
  • Sewer$713 thousand
  • Garbage collection$246 thousand
  • Parking$192 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$84 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

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

From the federal government
3.4%$400 thousand

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$5.0 million

Fines and other7.9%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$859 thousand
Fines
0.7%$84 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%All other spending6.0%

What stands out

34%

of Galena's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
34%$2.4 million
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)$1.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$522 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$683 thousand
  • Water supply$567 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$281 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
  • Parking$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Fire protection$96 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$416 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$416 thousand
Interest on debt
3.1%$222 thousand
Housing and community development
2.9%$211 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Galena. 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 Galena 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.