Village government · Whiteside County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Erie took in $1.7 million and spent $1.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money33%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)32%Village taxes22%Fines and other6.8%County and local tax money5.9%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes22%

Property tax
17%$293 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$81 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes
  • Public utility taxes$81 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$556 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$449 thousand
  • Garbage collection$107 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%$571 thousand

County and local tax money5.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
5.9%$102 thousand

Fines and other6.8%

Interest, rents and other
6.8%$117 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs31%Roads, transit and parking22%Water, sewer, trash and utilities21%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Social services7.4%Interest on debt2.2%

What stands out

7.4%

of Erie's spending goes to social services.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
31%$480 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$358 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$117 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$5 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
22%$349 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$349 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
21%$335 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$335 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$255 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$255 thousand
Social services
7.4%$116 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$116 thousand
Interest on debt
2.2%$34 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Erie. 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 Erie 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.