Village government · Macon County, IL

Blue Mound's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Blue Mound took in $983 thousand and spent $960 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money38%Fees for services (water, sewer)33%Village taxes23%Fines and other6.3%

What stands out

38%

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

Village taxes23%

Property tax
16%$160 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$63 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$46 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$326 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$174 thousand
  • Sewer$152 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money38%

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

From the state
38%$372 thousand

Fines and other6.3%

Interest, rents and other
4.9%$48 thousand
Fines
1.4%$14 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails36%Water, sewer, trash and utilities33%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking11%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

36%

of Blue Mound'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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
36%$343 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$343 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
33%$318 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$198 thousand
  • Water supply$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$183 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$146 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$37 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$110 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$110 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$6 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Blue Mound. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Blue Mound 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.