Village government · Will County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Beecher took in $6.6 million and spent $6.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)38%Village taxes30%State tax money25%Fines and other3.4%County and local tax money2.1%Federal tax money1.2%

What stands out

6.3%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
15%$1.0 million
Other taxes
8.5%$565 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$290 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$185 thousand
  • Other licenses$90 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
6.3%$419 thousand

Fees for services38%

Fees for services
38%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$965 thousand
  • Sewer$692 thousand
  • Other service charges$508 thousand
  • Garbage collection$385 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.2%

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

From the federal government
1.2%$78 thousand

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$1.7 million

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$142 thousand

Fines and other3.4%

Interest, rents and other
2.3%$154 thousand
Fines
1.1%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities26%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking13%Parks, recreation and libraries6.7%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

25%

of Beecher'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%

Running the government and other costs
27%$1.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$966 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$654 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$130 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
26%$1.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.7 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$1.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
13%$878 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$878 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$436 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$436 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$146 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Beecher. 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 Beecher 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.