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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Countryside took in $22.6 million and spent $20.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money57%Fees for services (water, sewer)21%City taxes16%County and local tax money2.5%Fines and other2.2%

What stands out

57%

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

City taxes16%

Other taxes
12%$2.8 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.7 million
  • Other licenses$732 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$390 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
3.9%$889 thousand

Fees for services21%

Fees for services
21%$4.8 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; other service charges and 1 more
  • Water$4.5 million
  • Other service charges$276 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money57%

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

From the state
57%$13.0 million

County and local tax money2.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.5%$562 thousand

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$346 thousand
Fines
0.7%$160 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails35%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs18%Roads, transit and parking14%Interest on debt5.5%

What stands out

35%

of Countryside'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
35%$7.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$7.2 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$5.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
18%$3.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsGovernment buildings; other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Government buildings$3.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$252 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$105 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Interest on debt
5.5%$1.1 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Countryside. 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 City of Countryside 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.