Village government · McLean County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bellflower took in $278 thousand and spent $200 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes from Goes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water)32%Village taxes13%Federal tax money11%Fines and other6.8%

What stands out

37%

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

Village taxes13%

Property tax

13%$35 thousand

Other taxes

0.4%$1 thousand

What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes

Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services

32%$90 thousand

What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges

Water$82 thousand
Other service charges$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money11%

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

From the federal government

11%$30 thousand

State tax money37%

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

From the state

37%$103 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other

6.1%$17 thousand

Fines

0.7%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Sent to other local governments8.5%All other spending8.5%

What stands out

17%

of Bellflower's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking

24%$47 thousand

What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways

Roads and highways$47 thousand

Water, sewer, trash and utilities

23%$46 thousand

What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply

Water supply$46 thousand

Running the government and other costs

20%$40 thousand

What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)

Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$40 thousand

Parks, recreation and libraries

17%$33 thousand

What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries

Parks and recreation$29 thousand
Libraries$4 thousand

Sent to other local governments

8.5%$17 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out

Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$17 thousand

Police, fire, courts and jails

7.0%$14 thousand

What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice

Police$14 thousand

Interest on debt

1.5%$3 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bellflower. 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 Bellflower 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.