Village government · Lee County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Paw Paw took in $992 thousand and spent $894 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes36%State tax money34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

34%

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

Village taxes36%

Property tax
35%$344 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$6 thousand
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$296 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$161 thousand
  • Garbage collection$68 thousand
  • Sewer$67 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%$337 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.5%$5 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs34%Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking26%Police, fire, courts and jails7.2%Interest on debt1.5%Parks, recreation and libraries0.1%

What stands out

26%

of Paw Paw'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%

Running the government and other costs
34%$308 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Other and not broken out$230 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$69 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$9 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$273 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$116 thousand
  • Sewer systems$95 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$62 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
26%$235 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$235 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.2%$64 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$64 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$13 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$1 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Paw Paw. 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 Paw Paw 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.