Village government · Hancock County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Bowen took in $453 thousand and spent $400 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, water)59%State tax money33%Village taxes4.4%Fines and other3.5%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes4.4%

Property tax
4.2%$19 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$268 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$127 thousand
  • Water$64 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$31 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand
  • Housing$15 thousand
  • Road charges$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$149 thousand

Fines and other3.5%

Interest, rents and other
3.5%$16 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Interest on debt10%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries4.5%

What stands out

50%

of Bowen's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
50%$198 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$110 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$88 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$113 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$55 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
  • Sewer systems$26 thousand
Interest on debt
10%$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$31 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Bowen. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 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 Bowen 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.