Village government · Peoria County, IL

Peoria Heights's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Peoria Heights took in $10.6 million and spent $7.7 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes39%State tax money34%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)18%Fines and other5.8%Federal tax money3.7%

What stands out

19%

of Peoria Heights' money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

Village taxes39%

Sales tax
19%$2.0 million
Property tax
17%$1.8 million
Other taxes
3.2%$338 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$338 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services18%

Fees for services
18%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$1.6 million
  • Garbage collection$274 thousand
  • Other service charges$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

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

From the federal government
3.7%$393 thousand

State tax money34%

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

From the state
34%$3.5 million

Fines and other5.8%

Interest, rents and other
4.4%$469 thousand
Fines
1.3%$142 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities18%Running the government and other costs15%Roads, transit and parking14%Parks, recreation and libraries10%All other spending4.0%

What stands out

38%

of Peoria Heights' 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%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$2.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$2.6 million
  • Fire protection$299 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
18%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$960 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$458 thousand
Running the government and other costs
15%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$641 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$326 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$177 thousand
  • Government buildings$40 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
14%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
10%$770 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$699 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$71 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$176 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.8%$136 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$136 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Peoria Heights. 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 Peoria Heights 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.