Village government · Stephenson County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Rock City took in $302 thousand and spent $214 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money58%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)30%Fines and other9.3%Village taxes2.6%

What stands out

58%

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

Village taxes2.6%

Property tax
1.7%$5 thousand
Other taxes
1.0%$3 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes and other licenses
  • Public utility taxes$2 thousand
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services30%

Fees for services
30%$92 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$38 thousand
  • Garbage collection$28 thousand
  • Sewer$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money58%

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

From the state
58%$174 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
9.3%$28 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities61%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking16%Parks, recreation and libraries1.9%

What stands out

61%

of Rock 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
61%$130 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Water supply$83 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$30 thousand
  • Sewer systems$17 thousand
Running the government and other costs
21%$45 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and other and not broken out
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$33 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$35 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$35 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.9%$4 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rock City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 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 Rock 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.