Village government · Crawford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Palestine took in $917 thousand and spent $781 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money50%Village taxes17%Fees for services (sewer)14%Federal tax money9.5%Fines and other9.5%

What stands out

50%

of Palestine'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
15%$135 thousand
Other taxes
2.3%$21 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$13 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$130 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer
  • Sewer$130 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money9.5%

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

From the federal government
9.5%$87 thousand

State tax money50%

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

From the state
50%$457 thousand

Fines and other9.5%

Interest, rents and other
6.1%$56 thousand
Fines
3.4%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking29%Running the government and other costs27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%

What stands out

29%

of Palestine's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
29%$229 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$229 thousand
Running the government and other costs
27%$209 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$170 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$39 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$189 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$189 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$154 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$154 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Palestine. 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 Palestine 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.