City government · Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2024), Rock Island took in $99.4 million and spent $92.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)34%City taxes28%State tax money27%County and local tax money5.1%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money2.2%

What stands out

27%

of Rock Island's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 7%.

City taxes28%

Property tax
20%$19.8 million
Other taxes
7.9%$7.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$4.0 million
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Other licenses$1.3 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$33.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$11.3 million
  • Sewer$10.8 million
  • Other service charges$4.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$4.2 million
  • Garbage collection$2.4 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.2%

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

From the federal government
2.2%$2.1 million

State tax money27%

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

From the state
27%$27.0 million

County and local tax money5.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.1%$5.0 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$3.8 million
Fines
0.2%$202 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails31%Running the government and other costs25%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Parks, recreation and libraries13%Roads, transit and parking5.4%Interest on debt3.7%

What stands out

13%

of Rock Island'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%$28.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$15.5 million
  • Fire protection$13.3 million
Running the government and other costs
25%$22.9 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$10.8 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$814 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$20.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$9.7 million
  • Water supply$8.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
13%$12.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$8.6 million
  • Libraries$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.4%$5.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$5.0 million
  • Parking$14 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$3.4 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Rock Island. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Rock Island 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.