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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Galesburg took in $1.6 million and spent $1.8 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%State tax money32%City taxes26%Fines and other5.4%

What stands out

32%

of Galesburg'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
24%$382 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$33 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other selective sales taxes
  • Occupation and business licenses$32 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$595 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$377 thousand
  • Sewer$206 thousand
  • Other service charges$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$505 thousand

Fines and other5.4%

Interest, rents and other
5.4%$86 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs32%Water, sewer, trash and utilities24%Sent to other local governments16%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails10%All other spending2.6%

What stands out

16%

of Galesburg's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
32%$560 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$198 thousand
  • Government buildings$153 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$150 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$59 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
24%$428 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$416 thousand
  • Water supply$12 thousand
Sent to other local governments
16%$291 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$291 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$258 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$258 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
10%$183 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$113 thousand
  • Fire protection$70 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.6%$28 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$28 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$18 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$17 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Galesburg. 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 Galesburg 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.