City government · St Clair County, IL

O Fallon's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), O Fallon took in $71.0 million and spent $53.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money31%City taxes23%Fines and other4.9%Federal tax money3.9%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

31%

of O Fallon's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes23%

Property tax
13%$9.0 million
Other taxes
10%$7.3 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.1 million
  • Other licenses$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$25.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$12.8 million
  • Sewer$7.1 million
  • Other service charges$6.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.9%

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

From the federal government
3.9%$2.8 million

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$22.1 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$468 thousand

Fines and other4.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$3.1 million
Fines
0.4%$306 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt2.9%

What stands out

15%

of O Fallon's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$15.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$11.4 million
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Inspections and regulation$998 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$13.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$11.1 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$8.5 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$5.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$168 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$44 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$7.9 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$6.5 million
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
14%$7.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$7.7 million
Interest on debt
2.9%$1.5 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of O Fallon. 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 O Fallon 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.