City government · Logan County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Mount Pulaski took in $1.8 million and spent $1.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money32%City taxes21%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

32%

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

City taxes21%

Property tax
15%$281 thousand
Other taxes
5.5%$102 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$95 thousand
  • Other licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$755 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$426 thousand
  • Sewer$286 thousand
  • Other service charges$43 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$584 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
5.9%$109 thousand
Fines
0.8%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking16%Police, fire, courts and jails15%Interest on debt1.8%

What stands out

37%

of Mount Pulaski'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
37%$425 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$348 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$77 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$347 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$347 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$191 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$191 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
15%$176 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$176 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Mount Pulaski. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Mount Pulaski 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.