City government · Union County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Jonesboro took in $2.1 million and spent $2.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)54%State tax money30%Federal tax money5.5%Fines and other5.5%City taxes5.3%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes5.3%

Property tax
4.8%$100 thousand
Other taxes
0.6%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services54%

Fees for services
54%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$499 thousand
  • Water$480 thousand
  • Garbage collection$123 thousand
  • Other service charges$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.5%

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

From the federal government
5.5%$116 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$623 thousand

Fines and other5.5%

Interest, rents and other
5.2%$108 thousand
Fines
0.3%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking12%Running the government and other costs10%Sent to other local governments3.1%All other spending1.2%

What stands out

57%

of Jonesboro'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
57%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 1 more
  • Water supply$552 thousand
  • Gas supply$483 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$113 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$317 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$258 thousand
  • Fire protection$59 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$239 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$239 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$210 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$152 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$44 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$14 thousand
Sent to other local governments
3.1%$62 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$62 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.2%$24 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$24 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Jonesboro. 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 Jonesboro 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.