Village government · Gallatin County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Equality took in $947 thousand and spent $991 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (gas, water)59%State tax money16%Village taxes14%Federal tax money6.4%Fines and other3.6%

What stands out

6.4%

of Equality's money comes from federal tax money.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes14%

Property tax
9.6%$91 thousand
Other taxes
4.9%$46 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other selective sales taxes
  • Public utility taxes$23 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services59%

Fees for services
59%$559 thousand
What's in fees for servicesGas; water and 3 more
  • Gas$210 thousand
  • Water$184 thousand
  • Sewer$120 thousand
  • Garbage collection$39 thousand
  • Other service charges$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money6.4%

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

From the federal government
6.4%$61 thousand

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$156 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$34 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs46%Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Interest on debt4.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.5%Roads, transit and parking2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.4%

What stands out

46%

of Equality'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
46%$456 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$262 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$172 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$22 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
43%$427 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGas supply; water supply and 2 more
  • Gas supply$195 thousand
  • Water supply$107 thousand
  • Sewer systems$85 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$40 thousand
Interest on debt
4.5%$45 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.5%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and police
  • Fire protection$18 thousand
  • Police$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.4%$24 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.4%$14 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$14 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Equality. 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 Equality 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.