Village government · Iroquois County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Clifton took in $1.5 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)39%State tax money33%Fines and other17%Village taxes12%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes12%

Property tax
10%$156 thousand
Other taxes
1.1%$16 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$14 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$576 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Sewer$319 thousand
  • Garbage collection$133 thousand
  • Water$124 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%$491 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$245 thousand
Fines
0.2%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities14%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Interest on debt6.4%

What stands out

52%

of Clifton'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
52%$643 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other government-run businesses
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$511 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$132 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$203 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$203 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
14%$178 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$178 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$139 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$139 thousand
Interest on debt
6.4%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Clifton. 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 Clifton 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.