Village government · Piatt County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bement took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)36%State tax money32%Village taxes11%Federal tax money11%Fines and other9.0%

What stands out

11%

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

Village taxes11%

Property tax
11%$180 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$5 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services36%

Fees for services
36%$595 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$281 thousand
  • Sewer$273 thousand
  • Other service charges$41 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%$185 thousand

State tax money32%

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

From the state
32%$530 thousand

Fines and other9.0%

Interest, rents and other
9.0%$147 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities39%Running the government and other costs30%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries8.2%Police, fire, courts and jails7.0%Sent to other local governments0.7%

What stands out

8.2%

of Bement'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
39%$493 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$270 thousand
  • Sewer systems$208 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$15 thousand
Running the government and other costs
30%$381 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$262 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$119 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$199 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$199 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.2%$105 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$105 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.0%$89 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$89 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$9 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$9 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bement. 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 Bement 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.