City government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Marseilles took in $7.4 million and spent $9.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money31%Fees for services (sewer, water)30%City taxes27%Federal tax money8.0%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

31%

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

City taxes27%

Property tax
20%$1.5 million
Other taxes
6.5%$479 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$434 thousand
  • Other licenses$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$919 thousand
  • Other service charges$138 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money8.0%

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

From the federal government
8.0%$590 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$2.3 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$257 thousand
Fines
0.6%$42 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Roads, transit and parking22%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt2.1%

What stands out

22%

of Marseilles' spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$3.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$1.8 million
  • Water supply$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
22%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$1.9 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$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$486 thousand
  • Government buildings$277 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$228 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$125 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$103 thousand
Interest on debt
2.1%$193 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Marseilles. 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 Marseilles 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.