Village government · McLean County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Downs took in $1.6 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money35%Village taxes27%Fees for services (water, parks and recreation)25%Fines and other8.0%Federal tax money4.0%

What stands out

35%

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

Village taxes27%

Property tax
26%$434 thousand
Other taxes
0.8%$13 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services25%

Fees for services
25%$418 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; parks and recreation and 3 more
  • Water$181 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$74 thousand
  • Garbage collection$69 thousand
  • Sewer$50 thousand
  • Other service charges$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.0%$65 thousand

State tax money35%

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

From the state
35%$582 thousand

Fines and other8.0%

Interest, rents and other
7.2%$118 thousand
Fines
0.8%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs51%Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries6.0%Roads, transit and parking3.9%Interest on debt0.3%

What stands out

51%

of Downs' 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
51%$665 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$352 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$313 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$357 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$308 thousand
  • Sewer systems$49 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$140 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.0%$77 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
3.9%$51 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$51 thousand
Interest on debt
0.3%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Downs. 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 Downs 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.