City government · Adams County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Quincy took in $93.3 million and spent $85.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money32%City taxes31%Fees for services (water, sewer)26%County and local tax money7.7%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

13%

of Quincy's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes31%

Sales tax
13%$12.1 million
Property tax
9.5%$8.9 million
Other taxes
8.5%$8.0 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$5.1 million
  • Public utility taxes$1.9 million
  • Other licenses$928 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services26%

Fees for services
26%$23.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 4 more
  • Water$11.0 million
  • Sewer$8.2 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Transit fares$876 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$375 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$29.5 million

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$7.2 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$3.4 million
Fines
0.5%$436 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Running the government and other costs22%Roads, transit and parking12%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%All other spending1.6%

What stands out

33%

of Quincy's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$28.0 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15.1 million
  • Fire protection$12.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$22.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$13.4 million
  • Sewer systems$7.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Running the government and other costs
22%$19.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12.0 million
  • Other and not broken out$5.5 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$705 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$628 thousand
  • Government buildings$213 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
12%$10.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$8.7 million
  • Airports$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$3.8 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$3.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$846 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.3 million
Health and hospitals
0.1%$94 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Quincy. 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 Quincy 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.