Village government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bethalto took in $14.3 million and spent $12.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)39%State tax money31%Village taxes22%Federal tax money6.0%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

31%

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

Village taxes22%

Property tax
16%$2.2 million
Other taxes
6.4%$909 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$814 thousand
  • Other licenses$95 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$5.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$2.8 million
  • Sewer$2.0 million
  • Garbage collection$660 thousand
  • Other service charges$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.0%

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

From the federal government
6.0%$863 thousand

State tax money31%

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

From the state
31%$4.5 million

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$156 thousand
Fines
0.2%$32 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities37%Police, fire, courts and jails21%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs16%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt1.0%

What stands out

21%

of Bethalto'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
37%$4.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.9 million
  • Sewer systems$1.4 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
21%$2.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.6 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$2.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
16%$1.9 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$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$704 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$34 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$718 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$718 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$125 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bethalto. 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 Bethalto 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.