City government · Fayette County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Vandalia took in $10.2 million and spent $8.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money52%Fees for services (water, sewer)25%City taxes15%Federal tax money4.4%Fines and other4.1%

What stands out

52%

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

City taxes15%

Property tax
14%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.3%$131 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$131 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$1.4 million
  • Sewer$910 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$174 thousand
  • Other service charges$70 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.4%

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

From the federal government
4.4%$455 thousand

State tax money52%

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

From the state
52%$5.3 million

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.0%$405 thousand
Fines
0.2%$19 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Running the government and other costs28%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

24%

of Vandalia's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$2.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Sewer systems$771 thousand
Running the government and other costs
28%$2.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.4 million
  • Government buildings$865 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$17 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.9 million
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
13%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$290 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$290 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vandalia. 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 Vandalia 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.