Village government · Kankakee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Herscher took in $2.2 million and spent $2.2 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Fees for services (water, sewer)30%Fines and other18%Village taxes5.1%

What stands out

47%

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

Village taxes5.1%

Property tax
4.5%$100 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$12 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$672 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 2 more
  • Water$343 thousand
  • Sewer$194 thousand
  • Garbage collection$132 thousand
  • Other service charges$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$1.0 million

Fines and other18%

Interest, rents and other
18%$399 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities56%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries5.9%Interest on debt0.5%

What stands out

56%

of Herscher'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%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$859 thousand
  • Water supply$225 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$137 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$312 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$312 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$271 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$271 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$236 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$236 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.9%$128 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$128 thousand
Interest on debt
0.5%$10 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Herscher. 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 Herscher 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.