City government · Jersey County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Jerseyville took in $9.5 million and spent $10.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money61%City taxes26%Federal tax money6.2%Fines and other3.7%Fees for services (parks and recreation, water)3.0%

What stands out

61%

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

City taxes26%

Property tax
21%$2.0 million
Other taxes
4.6%$439 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$243 thousand
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.0%

Fees for services
3.0%$280 thousand
What's in fees for servicesParks and recreation; other service charges and 1 more
  • Parks and recreation$212 thousand
  • Other service charges$65 thousand
  • Water$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.2%

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

From the federal government
6.2%$587 thousand

State tax money61%

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

From the state
61%$5.8 million

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$289 thousand
Fines
0.6%$61 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Police, fire, courts and jails32%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Roads, transit and parking8.3%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.4%

What stands out

17%

of Jerseyville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$4.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$608 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$598 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$594 thousand
  • Government buildings$93 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$3.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$605 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$341 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$1.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$955 thousand
  • Libraries$868 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.3%$894 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$894 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.4%$153 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; water supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$123 thousand
  • Water supply$26 thousand
  • Sewer systems$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jerseyville. 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 Jerseyville 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.