Village government · Jefferson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Bluford took in $1.1 million and spent $884 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)73%State tax money25%Village taxes1.4%Fines and other1.0%

What stands out

73%

of Bluford'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 taxes1.4%

Property tax
1.3%$14 thousand
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services73%

Fees for services
73%$794 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 2 more
  • Gas$335 thousand
  • Water$296 thousand
  • Sewer$116 thousand
  • Garbage collection$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$268 thousand

Fines and other1.0%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities86%Running the government and other costs10%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Housing and community development0.1%

What stands out

86%

of Bluford'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
86%$759 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$318 thousand
  • Water supply$266 thousand
  • Sewer systems$130 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$45 thousand
Running the government and other costs
10%$88 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$83 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bluford. 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 Bluford 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.