Village government · Madison County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Hartford took in $4.4 million and spent $3.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)37%Village taxes34%State tax money28%Fines and other0.9%

What stands out

28%

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

Village taxes34%

Property tax
24%$1.1 million
Other taxes
9.5%$414 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$382 thousand
  • Other licenses$30 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services37%

Fees for services
37%$1.6 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 3 more
  • Water$668 thousand
  • Sewer$640 thousand
  • Other service charges$172 thousand
  • Garbage collection$141 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$17 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

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

From the state
28%$1.2 million

Fines and other0.9%

Fines
0.6%$25 thousand
Interest, rents and other
0.3%$15 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities34%Running the government and other costs24%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries2.4%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

23%

of Hartford's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
34%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$613 thousand
  • Water supply$429 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$194 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$894 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$527 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$367 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$853 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$788 thousand
  • Fire protection$65 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$592 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$592 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.4%$88 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$88 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Hartford. 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 Hartford 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.