Village government · Crawford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Oblong took in $1.8 million and spent $1.3 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)41%State tax money34%Village taxes17%Federal tax money5.3%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

34%

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

Village taxes17%

Property tax
16%$284 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$711 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$567 thousand
  • Sewer$117 thousand
  • Other service charges$27 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.3%$93 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$596 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.1%$55 thousand
Fines
0.6%$10 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs22%Police, fire, courts and jails14%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries9.7%Interest on debt0.2%

What stands out

10%

of Oblong'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
43%$543 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$438 thousand
  • Sewer systems$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
22%$273 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$185 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$88 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
14%$173 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$173 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$140 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$140 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
9.7%$121 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$121 thousand
Interest on debt
0.2%$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Oblong. 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 Oblong 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.