Village government · Rock Island County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Rapids City took in $1.2 million and spent $1.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

State tax money39%Fees for services (sewer, water)39%Village taxes21%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

39%

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

Village taxes21%

Property tax
14%$175 thousand
Other taxes
6.4%$77 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$59 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services39%

Fees for services
39%$469 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$212 thousand
  • Water$191 thousand
  • Garbage collection$66 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money39%

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

From the state
39%$470 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$12 thousand
Fines
0.3%$4 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities60%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries11%Roads, transit and parking9.6%Police, fire, courts and jails4.0%Interest on debt1.7%

What stands out

60%

of Rapids City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
60%$899 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$682 thousand
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$66 thousand
Running the government and other costs
14%$207 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting and other government-run businesses
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$199 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$8 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
11%$169 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$169 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$144 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$144 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.0%$60 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$60 thousand
Interest on debt
1.7%$26 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rapids 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 Rapids 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.