Village government · Henry County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Alpha took in $561 thousand and spent $380 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (water)34%Fines and other10%Village taxes9.4%

What stands out

47%

of Alpha's money comes from state tax money.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 10%.

Village taxes9.4%

Property tax
7.1%$40 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$12 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$188 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$188 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$263 thousand

Fines and other10%

Fines
6.1%$34 thousand
Interest, rents and other
4.1%$23 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs39%Water, sewer, trash and utilities30%Roads, transit and parking22%Police, fire, courts and jails7.6%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

39%

of Alpha's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
39%$148 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$104 thousand
  • Government buildings$29 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$10 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
30%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$113 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$84 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$84 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.6%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$29 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Alpha. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. 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 Village of Alpha 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.