City government · Kane County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Geneva took in $92.9 million and spent $75.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)51%Fines and other18%City taxes17%State tax money14%County and local tax money0.6%Federal tax money0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Geneva's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 4.9%.

City taxes17%

Other taxes
9.3%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.8 million
  • Other licenses$671 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.4%$6.9 million

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$47.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$34.5 million
  • Water$11.1 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Parking$354 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

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

From the federal government
0.2%$171 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$12.8 million

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$584 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$15.7 million
Fines
0.7%$678 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities50%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Running the government and other costs17%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Interest on debt3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries2.0%

What stands out

50%

of Geneva's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
50%$37.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 1 more
  • Electric power$28.1 million
  • Water supply$9.3 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$135 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$15.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$9.2 million
  • Fire protection$6.0 million
Running the government and other costs
17%$12.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$10.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$5.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5.9 million
Interest on debt
3.7%$2.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.0%$1.5 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Geneva. 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 Geneva 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.