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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Joliet took in $673 thousand and spent $846 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)66%Town taxes23%State tax money10%Fines and other0.1%

What stands out

66%

of Joliet'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%.

Town taxes23%

Property tax
23%$153 thousand
Other taxes
0.7%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses and other licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$3 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$446 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$190 thousand
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Garbage collection$80 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money10%

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

From the state
10%$68 thousand

Fines and other0.1%

Fines
0.1%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities63%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Running the government and other costs9.7%Interest on debt1.5%Roads, transit and parking1.1%

What stands out

63%

of Joliet'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
63%$529 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$267 thousand
  • Sewer systems$175 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$87 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$112 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$88 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$14 thousand
  • Fire protection$10 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$101 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$85 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.7%$82 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$11 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$6 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$13 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.1%$9 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Joliet. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Joliet 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.