Village government · McLean County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Ellsworth took in $229 thousand and spent $161 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money37%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)28%Village taxes18%Fines and other15%County and local tax money1.7%

What stands out

37%

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

Village taxes18%

Property tax
10%$24 thousand
Other taxes
7.9%$18 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services28%

Fees for services
28%$65 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$48 thousand
  • Garbage collection$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money37%

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

From the state
37%$84 thousand

County and local tax money1.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.7%$4 thousand

Fines and other15%

Interest, rents and other
14%$33 thousand
Fines
0.4%$1 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs50%Water, sewer, trash and utilities19%Police, fire, courts and jails17%Interest on debt8.7%Roads, transit and parking5.0%

What stands out

50%

of Ellsworth's 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
50%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and government buildings
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$70 thousand
  • Government buildings$11 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
19%$31 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
17%$27 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$27 thousand
Interest on debt
8.7%$14 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
5.0%$8 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$8 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ellsworth. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Ellsworth 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.