Village government · Ford County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Piper City took in $586 thousand and spent $407 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money47%Village taxes24%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)19%Fines and other9.7%

What stands out

47%

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

Village taxes24%

Property tax
16%$93 thousand
Other taxes
8.5%$50 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$48 thousand
  • Other licenses$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services19%

Fees for services
19%$110 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$47 thousand
  • Garbage collection$40 thousand
  • Sewer$23 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money47%

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

From the state
47%$276 thousand

Fines and other9.7%

Interest, rents and other
9.7%$57 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs44%Roads, transit and parking28%Water, sewer, trash and utilities20%Police, fire, courts and jails6.1%Interest on debt1.0%Parks, recreation and libraries0.7%

What stands out

28%

of Piper 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%

Running the government and other costs
44%$179 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other government-run businesses and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$82 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$19 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
28%$114 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$114 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
20%$82 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$82 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.1%$25 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$25 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$4 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.7%$3 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Piper City. 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 Piper 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.