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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Belleville took in $6.5 million and spent $6.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)81%City taxes17%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

81%

of Belleville'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%.

City taxes17%

Property tax
12%$755 thousand
Sales tax
5.5%$354 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$1 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services81%

Fees for services
81%$5.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 5 more
  • Electric power$3.1 million
  • Gas$1.1 million
  • Water$655 thousand
  • Sewer$353 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$32 thousand
  • Airport$21 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$125 thousand
Fines
0.4%$24 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities77%Running the government and other costs10%Police, fire, courts and jails6.3%Roads, transit and parking4.5%Parks, recreation and libraries1.7%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

77%

of Belleville's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
77%$5.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$3.4 million
  • Gas supply$912 thousand
  • Water supply$506 thousand
  • Sewer systems$377 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$698 thousand
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$370 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$316 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$12 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.3%$432 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$395 thousand
  • Fire protection$27 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$10 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$304 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$290 thousand
  • Airports$14 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$115 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$115 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$51 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belleville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Belleville 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.