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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Decatur took in $17.9 million and spent $11.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other2.2%State tax money0.8%

What stands out

20%

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

City taxes50%

Property tax
23%$4.2 million
Sales tax
20%$3.6 million
Other taxes
6.2%$1.1 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$560 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$547 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$7.3 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 5 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Other service charges$2.1 million
  • Sewer$1.8 million
  • Garbage collection$425 thousand
  • Airport$139 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$52 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$1.1 million

State tax money0.8%

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

From the state
0.8%$140 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$400 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Running the government and other costs12%Parks, recreation and libraries10%Health and hospitals3.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

50%

of Decatur's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
50%$5.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$2.8 million
  • Fire protection$2.5 million
  • Courts and legal services$311 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$2.3 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.0 million
  • Sewer systems$818 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$413 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$1.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Other government-run businesses$83 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$1.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
  • Libraries$552 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.8%$426 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$426 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$281 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingAirports
  • Airports$281 thousand
Interest on debt
1.3%$145 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Decatur. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Decatur 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.