City government · Menard County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Petersburg took in $3.6 million and spent $2.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)42%State tax money33%City taxes18%Federal tax money4.9%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

33%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
14%$499 thousand
Sales tax
2.8%$103 thousand
Other taxes
1.7%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$63 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$1.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$443 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.9%

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

From the federal government
4.9%$176 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$1.2 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$65 thousand
Fines
0.4%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities36%Running the government and other costs23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%All other spending2.0%

What stands out

19%

of Petersburg's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
36%$834 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$608 thousand
  • Sewer systems$226 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$537 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)$265 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$181 thousand
  • Government buildings$91 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$447 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$350 thousand
  • Fire protection$87 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$318 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$318 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$156 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$129 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$27 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$42 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.2%$4 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Petersburg. 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 Petersburg 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.