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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Amboy took in $1.0 million and spent $986 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)33%City taxes31%State tax money19%Fines and other16%County and local tax money0.6%

What stands out

16%

of Amboy's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

City taxes31%

Property tax
31%$312 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$332 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$111 thousand
  • Sewer$102 thousand
  • Other service charges$67 thousand
  • Garbage collection$52 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$199 thousand

County and local tax money0.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.6%$6 thousand

Fines and other16%

Interest, rents and other
16%$167 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities47%Roads, transit and parking23%Police, fire, courts and jails19%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries0.6%

What stands out

23%

of Amboy's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
47%$459 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$239 thousand
  • Sewer systems$171 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$49 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$225 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$225 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
19%$184 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$102 thousand
  • Police$82 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$112 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$77 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$6 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Amboy. 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 City of Amboy 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.