Town government · Coles County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Humboldt took in $303 thousand and spent $209 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)50%State tax money43%Town taxes5.3%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

43%

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

Town taxes5.3%

Property tax
3.3%$10 thousand
Other taxes
2.0%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services50%

Fees for services
50%$151 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$98 thousand
  • Sewer$53 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money43%

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

From the state
43%$131 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.7%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities74%Running the government and other costs23%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Social services0.5%

What stands out

74%

of Humboldt'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
74%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$85 thousand
  • Sewer systems$69 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$49 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$5 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$5 thousand
Social services
0.5%$1 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Humboldt. 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 Town of Humboldt 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.