City government · DeKalb County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Sycamore took in $56.3 million and spent $41.3 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 money60%Fees for services (sewer, water)19%City taxes18%Fines and other1.5%County and local tax money1.3%

What stands out

60%

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

City taxes18%

Property tax
8.2%$4.6 million
Other taxes
5.6%$3.2 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.3 million
  • Public utility taxes$703 thousand
  • Other licenses$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
4.1%$2.3 million

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$10.9 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 3 more
  • Sewer$4.3 million
  • Water$3.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.8 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Parks and recreation$70 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money60%

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

From the state
60%$33.7 million

County and local tax money1.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.3%$717 thousand

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$581 thousand
Fines
0.5%$275 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs57%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Water, sewer, trash and utilities11%Roads, transit and parking4.2%Parks, recreation and libraries3.4%All other spending1.3%

What stands out

57%

of Sycamore'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
57%$23.5 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)$21.7 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$9.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$5.0 million
  • Fire protection$4.5 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
11%$4.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.2%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.4%$1.4 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$1.4 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$418 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.3%$123 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$123 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Sycamore. 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 Sycamore 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.