Village government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Dakota took in $552 thousand and spent $468 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)39%State tax money34%Fines and other24%Village taxes2.7%

What stands out

24%

of Dakota's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes2.7%

Property tax
2.5%$14 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$216 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 2 more
  • Water$73 thousand
  • Garbage collection$70 thousand
  • Sewer$69 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$186 thousand

Fines and other24%

Interest, rents and other
24%$135 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking58%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Running the government and other costs11%Parks, recreation and libraries1.5%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

58%

of Dakota's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
58%$273 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$273 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$133 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$57 thousand
  • Sewer systems$48 thousand
  • Water supply$28 thousand
Running the government and other costs
11%$52 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$52 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

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