Village government · Mercer County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Matherville took in $1.1 million and spent $744 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other50%Fees for services (water, sewer)20%State tax money19%Village taxes11%

What stands out

50%

of Matherville's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes11%

Property tax
7.6%$80 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$39 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes and other licenses
  • Other selective sales taxes$24 thousand
  • Other licenses$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services20%

Fees for services
20%$209 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$113 thousand
  • Sewer$51 thousand
  • Garbage collection$45 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money19%

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

From the state
19%$198 thousand

Fines and other50%

Interest, rents and other
50%$530 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities42%Running the government and other costs26%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries12%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Interest on debt0.7%

What stands out

12%

of Matherville'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
42%$315 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$203 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$61 thousand
  • Sewer systems$51 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$192 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$148 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$44 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$116 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$116 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
12%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$86 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$30 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$30 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$5 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Matherville. 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 Matherville 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.