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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Cicero took in $7.9 million and spent $7.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)61%Town taxes24%State tax money13%County and local tax money1.6%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

61%

of Cicero's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Town taxes24%

Property tax
21%$1.7 million
Other taxes
2.6%$207 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$170 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$37 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services61%

Fees for services
61%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$2.2 million
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Garbage collection$369 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$327 thousand
  • Other service charges$174 thousand
  • Parking$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

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

From the state
13%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$128 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$43 thousand
Fines
0.3%$21 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Parks, recreation and libraries7.8%Interest on debt1.7%Roads, transit and parking1.4%

What stands out

35%

of Cicero'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
31%$2.2 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$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$414 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$120 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$1.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$676 thousand
  • Sewer systems$613 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$358 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.8%$552 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$552 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$97 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$97 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Cicero. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Cicero 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.