Village government · Winnebago County, IL

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended May 31, 2022), Rockton took in $10.0 million and spent $9.7 million.

Latest recorded year: ended May 31, 2022Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money46%Fees for services (sewer, water)24%Village taxes22%Fines and other8.1%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

46%

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

Village taxes22%

Property tax
17%$1.7 million
Other taxes
5.3%$529 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; public utility taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$250 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$192 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$87 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services24%

Fees for services
24%$2.5 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$738 thousand
  • Water$715 thousand
  • Garbage collection$542 thousand
  • Electric power$336 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$78 thousand
  • Other service charges$47 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

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

From the federal government
<0.1%$6 thousand

State tax money46%

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

From the state
46%$4.6 million

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.6%$467 thousand
Fines
3.4%$343 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs29%Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Roads, transit and parking11%Parks, recreation and libraries4.9%Interest on debt2.3%

What stands out

25%

of Rockton'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
29%$2.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.6 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$886 thousand
  • Government buildings$266 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$76 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$2.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$1.1 million
  • Water supply$929 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$588 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$2.5 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$111 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
11%$1.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.9%$477 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$477 thousand
Interest on debt
2.3%$224 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Rockton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended May 31, 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 Rockton 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.