Village government · LaSalle County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Ransom took in $596 thousand and spent $334 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other62%State tax money21%Village taxes11%Federal tax money6.5%

What stands out

62%

of Ransom's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 3%.

Village taxes11%

Property tax
5.9%$35 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$28 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$15 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$10 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Federal tax money6.5%

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

From the federal government
6.5%$39 thousand

State tax money21%

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

From the state
21%$125 thousand

Fines and other62%

Interest, rents and other
62%$369 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking79%Running the government and other costs19%Parks, recreation and libraries2.1%

What stands out

79%

of Ransom'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
79%$264 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$264 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$63 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$48 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.1%$7 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$7 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Ransom. 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 Ransom 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.