Village government · St Clair County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Freeburg took in $13.0 million and spent $13.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)57%Fines and other17%State tax money16%Village taxes9.3%

What stands out

17%

of Freeburg'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 taxes9.3%

Property tax
6.8%$890 thousand
Other taxes
2.5%$321 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$252 thousand
  • Other licenses$69 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services57%

Fees for services
57%$7.5 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 4 more
  • Electric power$5.1 million
  • Sewer$1.1 million
  • Water$849 thousand
  • Garbage collection$260 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$97 thousand
  • Other service charges$28 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money16%

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

From the state
16%$2.1 million

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
17%$2.2 million
Fines
<0.1%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities81%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking4.1%Running the government and other costs2.8%Parks, recreation and libraries0.8%Interest on debt0.6%

What stands out

81%

of Freeburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
81%$11.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; electric power and 2 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$4.8 million
  • Electric power$4.7 million
  • Water supply$1.1 million
  • Sewer systems$522 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$1.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.5 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.1%$567 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$567 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.8%$390 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)$373 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$17 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.8%$116 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$116 thousand
Interest on debt
0.6%$89 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Freeburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Freeburg 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.