City government · Livingston County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Pontiac took in $33.8 million and spent $16.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County and local tax money36%State tax money22%Fees for services (sewer, parks and recreation)21%City taxes12%Federal tax money7.0%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

36%

of Pontiac's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 0.8%.

City taxes12%

Property tax
12%$3.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$113 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$7.0 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; parks and recreation and 2 more
  • Sewer$4.4 million
  • Parks and recreation$987 thousand
  • Garbage collection$861 thousand
  • Other service charges$764 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.0%

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

From the federal government
7.0%$2.4 million

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$7.4 million

County and local tax money36%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
36%$12.3 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$643 thousand
Fines
0.3%$98 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs20%Water, sewer, trash and utilities16%Parks, recreation and libraries15%Roads, transit and parking12%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

15%

of Pontiac'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
31%$5.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$2.6 million
  • Police$2.4 million
Running the government and other costs
20%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$725 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$578 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
16%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$1.7 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$869 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
15%$2.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.9 million
  • Libraries$400 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$2.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
  • Airports$182 thousand
Interest on debt
6.6%$1.1 million
Social services
0.2%$25 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$25 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Pontiac. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Pontiac 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.