Village government · Douglas County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Arthur took in $3.6 million and spent $1.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money41%Fees for services (water)28%Village taxes28%Fines and other3.2%

What stands out

41%

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

Village taxes28%

Property tax
25%$896 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$89 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$42 thousand
  • Other licenses$37 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesWater
  • Water$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money41%

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

From the state
41%$1.5 million

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$87 thousand
Fines
0.8%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Running the government and other costs30%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

20%

of Arthur'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$508 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$508 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$487 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$255 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$232 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$325 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$325 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$276 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$276 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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

What this covers. The money of Village of Arthur 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.