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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Vermilion took in $19.4 million and spent $19.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)48%City taxes39%Fines and other6.7%State tax money5.4%County and local tax money1.1%

What stands out

16%

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

City taxes39%

Property tax
21%$4.0 million
Individual income tax
16%$3.1 million
Other taxes
1.9%$368 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 2 more
  • Other licenses$229 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$63 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$48 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$9.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 5 more
  • Water$2.9 million
  • Sewer$2.6 million
  • Other service charges$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$1.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$431 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$360 thousand
  • Ports and waterways$226 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money5.4%

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

From the state
5.4%$1.0 million

County and local tax money1.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.1%$212 thousand

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.3%$1.2 million
Fines
0.4%$69 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking20%Running the government and other costs9.8%Interest on debt5.6%All other spending5.0%

What stands out

20%

of Vermilion's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
37%$7.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$3.4 million
  • Water supply$2.6 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$4.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$3.0 million
  • Fire protection$991 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$474 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.9 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.9 million
Running the government and other costs
9.8%$1.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$352 thousand
Interest on debt
5.6%$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.2%$824 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$824 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$108 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$108 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$43 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$43 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Vermilion. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of City of Vermilion 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.