Village government · Macon County, IL

Mount Zion's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Mount Zion took in $7.1 million and spent $4.4 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money34%Fees for services (water, sewer)31%Village taxes29%Fines and other5.9%

What stands out

34%

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

Village taxes29%

Property tax
24%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.4%$386 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$205 thousand
  • Other licenses$181 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$1.7 million
  • Sewer$516 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$2.4 million

Fines and other5.9%

Interest, rents and other
4.7%$330 thousand
Fines
1.2%$87 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Running the government and other costs12%Roads, transit and parking8.7%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%Interest on debt2.4%

What stands out

26%

of Mount Zion'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
43%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.4 million
  • Sewer systems$485 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
12%$532 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$339 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$193 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
8.7%$383 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$383 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$339 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$339 thousand
Interest on debt
2.4%$106 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Mount Zion. 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 Mount Zion 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.