Village government · Stephenson County, IL

Pearl City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Pearl City took in $1.2 million and spent $2.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes48%State tax money33%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)17%Fines and other1.7%

What stands out

48%

of Pearl City's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes48%

Property tax
48%$577 thousand
Other taxes
0.3%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services17%

Fees for services
17%$204 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$144 thousand
  • Garbage collection$56 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$398 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$15 thousand
Fines
0.5%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking46%Running the government and other costs27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Police, fire, courts and jails1.5%Interest on debt0.1%

What stands out

46%

of Pearl City'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
46%$1.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.3 million
Running the government and other costs
27%$779 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$655 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$86 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$37 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$729 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and water supply
  • Garbage and solid waste$661 thousand
  • Water supply$68 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
1.5%$43 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$43 thousand
Interest on debt
0.1%$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pearl City. 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 Pearl City 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.