Village government · Ogle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Creston took in $603 thousand and spent $379 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)48%State tax money33%Village taxes11%County and local tax money7.3%Fines and other0.8%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes11%

Other taxes
6.8%$41 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$37 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
4.1%$25 thousand

Fees for services48%

Fees for services
48%$290 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$126 thousand
  • Garbage collection$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$45 thousand
  • Sewer$41 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%$198 thousand

County and local tax money7.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.3%$44 thousand

Fines and other0.8%

Interest, rents and other
0.8%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs33%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries1.1%

What stands out

52%

of Creston'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
52%$198 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$124 thousand
  • Sewer systems$74 thousand
Running the government and other costs
33%$124 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$124 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$53 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$53 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.1%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Creston. 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 Creston 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.