City government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Peru took in $60.1 million and spent $58.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, garbage collection)58%State tax money20%City taxes19%Fines and other3.0%Federal tax money0.3%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

14%

of Peru's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

City taxes19%

Other taxes
14%$8.7 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$6.2 million
  • Other licenses$2.4 million
  • Public utility taxes$120 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.4%$2.7 million

Fees for services58%

Fees for services
58%$34.9 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Electric power$33.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million
  • Water$166 thousand
  • Other service charges$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

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

From the federal government
0.3%$189 thousand

State tax money20%

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

From the state
20%$11.8 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$42 thousand

Fines and other3.0%

Interest, rents and other
2.9%$1.7 million
Fines
0.2%$91 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails10%Roads, transit and parking10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending3.7%

What stands out

42%

of Peru'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
42%$24.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$21.0 million
  • Water supply$3.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$90 thousand
  • Sewer systems$6 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$17.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$8.9 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.4 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3.8 million
  • Other government-run businesses$295 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$6.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.7 million
  • Fire protection$1.3 million
Roads, transit and parking
10%$6.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$5.7 million
  • Airports$329 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$2.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million
  • Libraries$864 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.4%$1.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.3%$758 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Peru. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Peru 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.