Village government · Bond County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Pocahontas took in $847 thousand and spent $757 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money42%Fees for services (water, sewer)41%Village taxes13%Fines and other4.4%

What stands out

42%

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

Village taxes13%

Property tax
12%$103 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$4 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services41%

Fees for services
41%$351 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$176 thousand
  • Sewer$121 thousand
  • Garbage collection$54 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money42%

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

From the state
42%$352 thousand

Fines and other4.4%

Interest, rents and other
3.7%$31 thousand
Fines
0.7%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities41%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking10%Police, fire, courts and jails7.8%Interest on debt3.0%

What stands out

37%

of Pocahontas' spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 22%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
41%$314 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$194 thousand
  • Sewer systems$120 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$283 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$172 thousand
  • Government buildings$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
10%$78 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$78 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$59 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$59 thousand
Interest on debt
3.0%$23 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Pocahontas. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 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 Pocahontas 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.