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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Belleville took in $6.5 million and spent $5.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

City taxes40%Fees for services (sewer, water)34%State tax money14%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other4.6%

What stands out

38%

of Belleville's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes40%

Property tax
38%$2.5 million
Other taxes
2.5%$159 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$159 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$793 thousand
  • Water$792 thousand
  • Other service charges$422 thousand
  • Garbage collection$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$413 thousand

State tax money14%

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

From the state
14%$923 thousand

Fines and other4.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$204 thousand
Fines
1.4%$92 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs37%Police, fire, courts and jails30%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking9.2%Interest on debt3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

30%

of Belleville'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%

Running the government and other costs
37%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.6 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$212 thousand
  • Government buildings$68 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$44 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
30%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$1.4 million
  • Fire protection$176 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$1.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.2%$481 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$481 thousand
Interest on debt
3.2%$170 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$125 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$45 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$29 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Belleville. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 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.