City government · Douglas County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Tuscola took in $7.9 million and spent $7.0 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%City taxes26%Fees for services (water, sewer)23%Fines and other5.0%

What stands out

46%

of Tuscola's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

City taxes26%

Property tax
26%$2.0 million
Other taxes
0.4%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$33 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$1.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.1 million
  • Sewer$659 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$3.6 million

Fines and other5.0%

Interest, rents and other
4.2%$330 thousand
Fines
0.8%$64 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs47%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Parks, recreation and libraries9.1%Roads, transit and parking8.4%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

47%

of Tuscola's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
47%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$635 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$458 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$1.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$997 thousand
  • Sewer systems$343 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$749 thousand
  • Fire protection$318 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$99 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.1%$644 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$463 thousand
  • Libraries$181 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.4%$591 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$591 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$11 thousand
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$5 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$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Tuscola. 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 Tuscola 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.