Village government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Hamel took in $1.8 million and spent $1.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)32%Village taxes22%Fines and other3.2%County and local tax money0.8%

What stands out

42%

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

Village taxes22%

Sales tax
10%$184 thousand
Property tax
6.9%$123 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$84 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$65 thousand
  • Other licenses$14 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services32%

Fees for services
32%$566 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$294 thousand
  • Sewer$171 thousand
  • Garbage collection$86 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$747 thousand

County and local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.8%$15 thousand

Fines and other3.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.8%$50 thousand
Fines
0.4%$7 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs42%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Parks, recreation and libraries17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking2.9%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

17%

of Hamel's spending goes to parks, recreation and libraries.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 2.2%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
42%$522 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$458 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$64 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Sewer systems$111 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
17%$216 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$216 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$159 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$159 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.9%$36 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$36 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$2 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hamel. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 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 Hamel 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.