Village government · Will County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Rockdale took in $5.6 million and spent $4.5 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Village taxes35%Fees for services (water, sewer)34%State tax money24%Fines and other4.0%Federal tax money2.3%

What stands out

28%

of Rockdale's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 2.5%.

Village taxes35%

Other taxes
28%$1.6 million
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other selective sales taxes$976 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$519 thousand
  • Other licenses$60 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.5%$419 thousand

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$1.9 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and sewer
  • Water$948 thousand
  • Sewer$943 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.3%

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

From the federal government
2.3%$130 thousand

State tax money24%

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

From the state
24%$1.4 million

Fines and other4.0%

Fines
2.8%$154 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.3%$72 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities31%Roads, transit and parking30%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs15%

What stands out

30%

of Rockdale'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%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
31%$1.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply
  • Water supply$1.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
30%$1.4 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.4 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$1.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$1.1 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$686 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)$632 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$54 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rockdale. 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 Rockdale 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.