Village government · Adams County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Golden took in $482 thousand and spent $320 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money49%Fees for services (water, sewer)29%Fines and other18%Village taxes4.8%

What stands out

49%

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

Village taxes4.8%

Property tax
4.6%$22 thousand
Other taxes
0.2%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services29%

Fees for services
29%$138 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$91 thousand
  • Sewer$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money49%

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

From the state
49%$236 thousand

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$85 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs20%Parks, recreation and libraries0.9%

What stands out

56%

of Golden'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
56%$179 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$179 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$73 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$73 thousand
Running the government and other costs
20%$65 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$65 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Golden. 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 Golden 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.