City government · Knox County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Knoxville took in $3.8 million and spent $3.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money33%City taxes20%Federal tax money8.1%Fines and other4.7%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes20%

Property tax
18%$688 thousand
Other taxes
2.2%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$32 thousand
  • Other licenses$31 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$512 thousand
  • Sewer$461 thousand
  • Garbage collection$265 thousand
  • Other service charges$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.1%

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

From the federal government
8.1%$306 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.2 million

Fines and other4.7%

Interest, rents and other
4.3%$163 thousand
Fines
0.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.1%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

44%

of Knoxville'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
44%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$790 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$317 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$176 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$41 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$876 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$361 thousand
  • Sewer systems$286 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$229 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$348 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$348 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$332 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$332 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.1%$124 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$63 thousand
  • Libraries$61 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Knoxville. 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 Knoxville 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.