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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Fairbury took in $22.0 million and spent $15.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)75%City taxes11%Federal tax money9.3%State tax money5.1%

What stands out

75%

of Fairbury'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%.

City taxes11%

Sales tax
5.4%$1.2 million
Property tax
5.3%$1.2 million

Fees for services75%

Fees for services
75%$16.5 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Other service charges$15.7 million
  • Garbage collection$723 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.3%

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

From the federal government
9.3%$2.0 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$1.1 million

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs49%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Housing and community development11%Roads, transit and parking11%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.7%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%

What stands out

11%

of Fairbury's spending goes to housing and community development.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
49%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$3.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.2 million
  • Government buildings$498 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$436 thousand
Housing and community development
11%$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.7%$1.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$1.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$722 thousand
  • Fire protection$462 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Fairbury. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Fairbury 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.