City government · Pike County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Pittsfield took in $8.3 million and spent $6.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)51%State tax money30%City taxes11%Federal tax money4.0%Fines and other2.9%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

30%

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

City taxes11%

Property tax
10%$860 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$29 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$29 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services51%

Fees for services
51%$4.3 million
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$2.4 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Transit fares$154 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$40 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

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

From the federal government
4.0%$329 thousand

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$2.5 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$104 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$197 thousand
Fines
0.5%$41 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities46%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Running the government and other costs15%Parks, recreation and libraries5.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

46%

of Pittsfield'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
46%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply and water supply
  • Gas supply$1.9 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
18%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.0 million
  • Airports$171 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$854 thousand
  • Fire protection$197 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$985 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$595 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$390 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.8%$390 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$233 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$157 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield 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.