City government · Shelby County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Shelbyville took in $9.3 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Fees for services (water, sewer)24%City taxes21%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.2%

What stands out

11%

of Shelbyville's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes21%

Property tax
14%$1.3 million
Other taxes
7.8%$720 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$678 thousand
  • Other licenses$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$689 thousand
  • Other service charges$183 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$101 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government
11%$1.0 million

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$3.2 million

Fines and other9.2%

Interest, rents and other
8.0%$742 thousand
Fines
1.2%$109 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities29%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking23%Parks, recreation and libraries14%Police, fire, courts and jails9.7%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Shelbyville's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
29%$2.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.5 million
  • Sewer systems$679 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$807 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$739 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$314 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$1.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
14%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$775 thousand
  • Libraries$334 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
9.7%$752 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$752 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$20 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Shelbyville. 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 Shelbyville 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.