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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Vandalia took in $40.6 million and spent $40.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes54%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%Fines and other14%State tax money9.2%

What stands out

48%

of Vandalia's money comes from a personal income tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes54%

Individual income tax
48%$19.5 million
Property tax
4.8%$2.0 million
Other taxes
1.4%$563 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$563 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$9.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 2 more
  • Other service charges$3.3 million
  • Sewer$2.4 million
  • Water$2.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$1.1 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money9.2%

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

From the state
9.2%$3.7 million

Fines and other14%

Fines
7.1%$2.9 million
Interest, rents and other
7.0%$2.9 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails33%Running the government and other costs27%Parks, recreation and libraries16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities15%Roads, transit and parking7.3%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

16%

of Vandalia's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 5.6%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
33%$13.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$7.4 million
  • Fire protection$3.1 million
  • Courts and legal services$3.0 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$11.1 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$7.5 million
  • Other and not broken out$3.6 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
16%$6.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$6.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
15%$6.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.6 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$405 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vandalia. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Vandalia 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.