City government · Carroll County, IL

Mount Carroll's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Carroll took in $3.6 million and spent $2.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)31%Fines and other30%State tax money27%City taxes12%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

30%

of Mount Carroll's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
11%$408 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$17 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Garbage collection$83 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

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

From the federal government
0.5%$17 thousand

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$974 thousand

Fines and other30%

Interest, rents and other
30%$1.1 million
Fines
<0.1%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Parks, recreation and libraries21%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs15%Interest on debt13%Police, fire, courts and jails13%

What stands out

21%

of Mount Carroll'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%

Parks, recreation and libraries
21%$601 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$570 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$233 thousand
  • Sewer systems$207 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$130 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$487 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$487 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$414 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$304 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$92 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$18 thousand
Interest on debt
13%$367 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$362 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$362 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Carroll. 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 Mount Carroll 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.