City government · Whiteside County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Prophetstown took in $2.6 million and spent $7.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money36%Fees for services (sewer, water)28%City taxes18%Fines and other18%

What stands out

36%

of Prophetstown'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
18%$471 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$739 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$309 thousand
  • Water$246 thousand
  • Garbage collection$177 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money36%

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

From the state
36%$933 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
17%$436 thousand
Fines
1.4%$36 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Running the government and other costs6.8%Roads, transit and parking6.8%Police, fire, courts and jails3.8%Parks, recreation and libraries1.0%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

81%

of Prophetstown'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
81%$6.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$6.1 million
  • Water supply$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
6.8%$522 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$519 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
6.8%$521 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$521 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.8%$288 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$288 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$73 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$21 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Prophetstown. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Prophetstown 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.