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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Galena took in $505 thousand and spent $707 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)57%City taxes23%State tax money13%Fines and other7.1%

What stands out

17%

of Galena's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes23%

Sales tax
17%$86 thousand
Other taxes
4.0%$20 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$7 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
2.2%$11 thousand

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$287 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$189 thousand
  • Water$93 thousand
  • Garbage collection$5 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%$65 thousand

Fines and other7.1%

Fines
5.9%$30 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.2%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities57%Running the government and other costs16%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails7.4%Interest on debt3.7%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

57%

of Galena'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
57%$401 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$245 thousand
  • Water supply$116 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Running the government and other costs
16%$115 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)$79 thousand
  • Government buildings$16 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$107 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$107 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.4%$52 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$34 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$18 thousand
Interest on debt
3.7%$26 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$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 Galena. 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 Galena 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.