Village government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Lena took in $4.2 million and spent $3.1 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes30%State tax money30%Fees for services (sewer, water)27%County and local tax money7.0%Fines and other5.7%

What stands out

30%

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

Village taxes30%

Property tax
29%$1.2 million
Other taxes
1.0%$43 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$25 thousand
  • Other licenses$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services27%

Fees for services
27%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 2 more
  • Sewer$490 thousand
  • Water$445 thousand
  • Garbage collection$191 thousand
  • Other service charges$22 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money30%

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

From the state
30%$1.3 million

County and local tax money7.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.0%$296 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.8%$161 thousand
Fines
1.9%$80 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Roads, transit and parking18%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Interest on debt4.8%Sent to other local governments0.7%

What stands out

44%

of Lena's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
44%$1.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$258 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$43 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$3 thousand
  • Government buildings$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$632 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$263 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$203 thousand
  • Water supply$166 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
18%$553 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$553 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$393 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$393 thousand
Interest on debt
4.8%$149 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.7%$22 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Lena. 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 Lena 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.