Village government · Stephenson County, IL

German Valley's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), German Valley took in $751 thousand and spent $3.4 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

The Census record for this side looks incomplete, so these figures may be lower than the government's own totals.

Fines and other45%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%State tax money19%Village taxes6.0%

Village taxes6.0%

Property tax
6.0%$45 thousand

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$226 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$196 thousand
  • Garbage collection$30 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$141 thousand

Fines and other45%

Interest, rents and other
45%$336 thousand
Fines
0.4%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities90%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Running the government and other costs2.4%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%Police, fire, courts and jails0.8%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

90%

of German Valley'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
90%$3.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$32 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$164 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$164 thousand
Running the government and other costs
2.4%$81 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$57 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$24 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$64 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$64 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
0.8%$29 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$29 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of German Valley. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 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 German Valley 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.