Village government · Sangamon County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Rochester took in $4.9 million and spent $3.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, sewer)44%Village taxes26%State tax money22%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other2.8%

What stands out

22%

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

Village taxes26%

Property tax
16%$797 thousand
Other taxes
9.8%$483 thousand
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$242 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$229 thousand
  • Other licenses$12 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services44%

Fees for services
44%$2.2 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$1.2 million
  • Sewer$914 thousand
  • Other service charges$15 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

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

From the federal government
5.1%$252 thousand

State tax money22%

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

From the state
22%$1.1 million

Fines and other2.8%

Interest, rents and other
2.4%$118 thousand
Fines
0.4%$22 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs36%Police, fire, courts and jails26%Water, sewer, trash and utilities25%Roads, transit and parking9.5%Parks, recreation and libraries2.5%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

26%

of Rochester's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
36%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$182 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
26%$885 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$885 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
25%$871 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$871 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
9.5%$327 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$327 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.5%$86 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries
  • Libraries$86 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$47 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rochester. 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 Rochester 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.