City government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2024), Streator took in $23.7 million and spent $25.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%City taxes33%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)24%Fines and other3.2%Federal tax money1.0%County and local tax money0.7%

What stands out

39%

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

City taxes33%

Property tax
24%$5.8 million
Other taxes
8.6%$2.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$1.3 million
  • Other licenses$638 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$119 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; other service charges and 2 more
  • Sewer$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.4 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$67 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.0%

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

From the federal government
1.0%$234 thousand

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$9.2 million

County and local tax money0.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.7%$158 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
3.0%$718 thousand
Fines
0.2%$51 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails33%Water, sewer, trash and utilities17%Interest on debt6.5%Parks, recreation and libraries4.2%Roads, transit and parking3.2%

What stands out

36%

of Streator's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 18%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$9.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$4.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$8.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
17%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and garbage and solid waste
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Interest on debt
6.5%$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$1.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$947 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$140 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.2%$824 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$824 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Streator. 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 Streator 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.