Village government · Moultrie County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Bethany took in $2.7 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

See every government that serves your ZIP

Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, gas)73%State tax money18%Village taxes7.7%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

73%

of Bethany's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Village taxes7.7%

Property tax
7.6%$210 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$2 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$2.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; gas and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.2 million
  • Gas$463 thousand
  • Water$186 thousand
  • Sewer$149 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money18%

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

From the state
18%$495 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
0.7%$18 thousand
Fines
0.4%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities80%Running the government and other costs13%Police, fire, courts and jails5.8%Roads, transit and parking1.6%

What stands out

80%

of Bethany's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
80%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; gas supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$1.0 million
  • Gas supply$451 thousand
  • Sewer systems$174 thousand
  • Water supply$151 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$282 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$209 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$73 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.8%$131 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$131 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
1.6%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bethany. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Bethany 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.