City government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Oglesby took in $15.2 million and spent $11.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)62%City taxes19%State tax money17%Fines and other2.0%

What stands out

62%

of Oglesby's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

City taxes19%

Property tax
16%$2.4 million
Other taxes
3.5%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$508 thousand
  • Other licenses$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services62%

Fees for services
62%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$6.2 million
  • Sewer$1.2 million
  • Water$1.0 million
  • Other service charges$572 thousand
  • Garbage collection$395 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money17%

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

From the state
17%$2.5 million

Fines and other2.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$267 thousand
Fines
0.3%$40 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities53%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking6.0%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

53%

of Oglesby's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
53%$5.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$4.8 million
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$375 thousand
  • Sewer systems$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$631 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.3 million
  • Fire protection$217 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.0%$666 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$666 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$381 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$345 thousand
  • Libraries$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$77 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Oglesby. 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 Oglesby 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.