City government · LaSalle County, IL

La Salle's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), La Salle took in $27.7 million and spent $27.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes32%Fees for services (water, sewer)28%State tax money21%Fines and other9.8%Federal tax money8.6%

What stands out

8.6%

of La Salle's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes32%

Property tax
26%$7.1 million
Other taxes
6.6%$1.8 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.5 million
  • Other licenses$252 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$111 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$7.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Sewer$2.5 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Garbage collection$956 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$76 thousand
  • Parking$31 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.6%

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

From the federal government
8.6%$2.4 million

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$5.8 million

Fines and other9.8%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$2.7 million
Fines
0.2%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails22%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking17%Parks, recreation and libraries3.9%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

22%

of La Salle's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$10.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$6.5 million
  • Sewer systems$2.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$926 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
22%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.8 million
  • Fire protection$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$5.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.2 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$802 thousand
  • Government buildings$296 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$4.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$4.7 million
  • Parking$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.9%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$557 thousand
  • Libraries$529 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$37 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of La Salle. 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 La Salle 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.