Village government · Fayette County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Ramsey took in $1.2 million and spent $983 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)40%State tax money33%Village taxes18%Federal tax money5.8%Fines and other3.7%

What stands out

33%

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

Village taxes18%

Property tax
11%$132 thousand
Sales tax
4.7%$55 thousand
Other taxes
1.9%$22 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$18 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$4 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$473 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$256 thousand
  • Sewer$145 thousand
  • Garbage collection$72 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.8%

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

From the federal government
5.8%$69 thousand

State tax money33%

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

From the state
33%$387 thousand

Fines and other3.7%

Interest, rents and other
3.4%$40 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities43%Running the government and other costs35%Roads, transit and parking15%Police, fire, courts and jails3.2%Parks, recreation and libraries1.8%Interest on debt1.6%

What stands out

35%

of Ramsey's 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
43%$424 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$252 thousand
  • Sewer systems$172 thousand
Running the government and other costs
35%$344 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other and not broken out
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$201 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$143 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$150 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$150 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.2%$31 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$31 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$18 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$18 thousand
Interest on debt
1.6%$16 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ramsey. 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 Ramsey 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.