Village government · Grundy County, IL

Coal City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Coal City took in $10.2 million and spent $8.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes43%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)24%State tax money21%Fines and other11%

What stands out

38%

of Coal City's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes43%

Property tax
38%$3.9 million
Other taxes
4.6%$470 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$382 thousand
  • Other licenses$88 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$1.9 million
  • Garbage collection$634 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$2.2 million

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$1.1 million
Fines
0.3%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Roads, transit and parking21%Interest on debt4.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%

What stands out

28%

of Coal City'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
28%$2.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$2.3 million
Running the government and other costs
24%$2.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$771 thousand
  • Government buildings$138 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$1.8 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
21%$1.7 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.7 million
Interest on debt
4.8%$394 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$68 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$68 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Coal City. 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 Coal City 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.